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Free Events for Friday, August 17, 2012

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

7:00am	Concert free	Neon Trees, Alt-Rockers New York City, NY; NYC
7:00am	Concert free	98 Degrees, 90s Boy Band New York City, NY; NYC
8:00am	Concert free	Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rock Survivors New York City, NY; NYC
8:30am	Workshop free	Morning Tai Chi New York City, NY; NYC
10:30am	Screening free	Daily Screenings: Arctic Summer, Part I New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Performance free	Write Out Front: A Playwright Happening 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
12:00pm to 2:00pm	Dance Performance free	Downtown Dance Festival 2012 New York City, NY; NYC
12:00pm	Workshop free	Yoga at the Library New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm to 2:00pm	Tour free	Grand Central and Its Neighborhood New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Jazz free	Victor Lin, Jazz Pianist New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Concert free	Dallas Vietty's Musette Project New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Tour free	“Manhattan Adirondacks” Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Workshop free	Learn Juggling in the Park New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Tour free	U.S. Customs House Building Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Screening free	Daily Screenings: IndiVisible New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Film free	Martin Scorsese's 5-Time Oscar Winner Hugo (2011): Fantasy in France New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm to 7:00pm	Jazz free	20th Charlie Parker Jazz Festival New York City, NY; NYC
5:30pm	Talk free	Artist Mathias Kessler discusses his work New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 7:00pm	Dance Performance free	An Absurd Vice New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:45pm	Opening Reception free	Photography: Ron Fricke & Mark Magidson's Samsara New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Theater free	Outdoor Presentation of Shakespeare's Richard III New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Workshop free	Sunset Jam on the Hudson New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Workshop free	Waterfront Workouts: Hip Hop Dance Aerobics New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Dance Performance free	WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company / DoubleTake Dance New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Jazz free	Chuck Braman Jazz Band New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Performance $5	Comedy: Two Chairs New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Performance No cover; no minimum	No Name and A Bag O’ Chips Comedy/Variety Show New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $30	classic sixties musical re-envisioned New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Screening $10 suggested donation	Documentary: Macarena Aguiló's The Chilean Building (2010) New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Film free	See The Goonies New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Free; tickets required	Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine's Into the Woods, the Broadway Smash New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater free	Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot presents Coriolanus New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Performance $5	Comedy: The Big Pony Show New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm to 9:10pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $18	a classic play New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Film free	Robert Zemeckis' Oscar-Winning Back to the Future (1985): Time-Traveling Adventure New York City, NY; NYC
9:00pm	Concert free	Experimental Sounds: Rat King / Normally Important New York City, NY; NYC
9:30pm	Performance $5	Comedy: The Vigilante New York City, NY; NYC
9:30pm to 11:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $59	International show! New York City, NY; NYC
11:59pm	Performance $5	Comedy: Sex in the Late Night Air New York City, NY; NYC