Where else but in New York City can you listen to a world-class musician, discuss a book with a famous author, take a part in poetry reading, have a glass of wine at an art exhibition opening, and all that on the same day, and all that free of charge!

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Free Events for Wednesday, August 22, 2012

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

6:30am	Workshop free	Sunrise Tai Chi New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am to 4:15pm	Tour free	National Historic Landmark Tour of Governors Island 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	Film free	Richard Brooks' Oscar Nominee Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958): A Strong Stench of Mendacity 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
11:30am	Concert free	Debussy 150 New York City, NY; NYC
11:30am	Workshop free	Elements of Nature Drawing New York City, NY; NYC
12:00pm to 2:00pm	Concert free	Pop: Andy Suzuki & The Method / Meetles New York City, NY; NYC
12:00pm	Tour free	U.S. Customs House Building Tour New York City, NY; NYC
12:15pm	Film free	Tony Bancroft & Barry Cook's Oscar Nominee Mulan (1998): Disney Animation New York City, NY; NYC
12:15pm	Tour free	National Monument Tour New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm to 2:00pm	Tour $10 suggested donation	Grand Central Terminal Tour New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Jazz free	Larry Ham, Jazz Pianist New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Reading free	The Poets of Alice James Books New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Park Walk free	“Cross Park Promenade” Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Reading free	Mixed Bag: Story Time for Grown-Ups New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Screening free	Daily Screenings: IndiVisible New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Gallery Talk free	Infinity of Nations Guided Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Jazz $10 suggested donation	Midtown Jazz New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm to 3:30pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $35	Minimalist productions with evocative sound design and wonderful voices New York City, NY; NYC
2:30pm	Workshop free	Figure al Fresco Drawing New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Workshop Free; pre-registration required	Stay Well Exercise New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Tour free	U.S. Customs House Building Tour New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm to 6:00pm	Workshop free	Volleyball Clinic New York City, NY; NYC
3:15pm	Workshop free	Social Networking Online New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm	Film free	Woody Allen's Oscar Nominee Broadway Danny Rose (1984): Woody the Gangster New York City, NY; NYC
4:30pm	Film free	Martin Scorsese's 5-Time Oscar Winner Hugo (2011): Fantasy in France New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Workshop free	Volleyball After Work New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Concert free	Everest Cale, Country Blues Band New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Talk free	Building Your Professional Network with LinkedIn & How To Use It In Your Job Search New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Performance free	Comedy: Recess New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Gallery Talk free	The Shipcarver’s Art: Wooden Sculpture in 19th-Century America New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Book Discussion free	Book Club: Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Park Walk Free; RSVP required	History Tour: Into The Mist New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Workshop free	Yoga - Evening Salute to the Sun New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Discussion Free; reservations required	20th Charlie Parker Jazz Festival: With Strings New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Screening free	Documentary: Mahmood Karimi-Hakak's The Glass Wall (2010) New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Slide Lecture free	Meditation, A Pathway to Peace and Calmness New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	City Walk Free; reservations required by 8/20	Old Bloomingdale Walking Tour New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Dance Performance free	Lyricist Lounge: Pete Rock vs. DJ Premier New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Film free	Billy Wilder's Oscar Nominee Ace in the Hole (1951): Making It Up New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Performance $5	Comedy: Transit Stories New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm to 9:00pm	Dancing free	¡Arriba!: Dancing and Live Latin Music New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Reading free	Darger/Melville: The Debauchery of Weather, a Literary Mash-up 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	Film free	Tim Burton's Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985): Man-Child in a Surreal Landscape New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Screening free	Korean Cinema: Ki-duk Kim's Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring (2003) New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Performance $5	Tyler Gildin Presents: Comedy Power Hour New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Reading No cover	Reading: How I Learned to Tell It Like It Is New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Film free	Seth Gordon's Horrible Bosses (2011): What a Way to Make a Living New York City, NY; NYC
9:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $20	A politician, a girl, and a car which lost control New York City, NY; NYC
9:00pm	Concert No cover	Walker Lukens, Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter New York City, NY; NYC
9:00pm	Performance free, no food/drink minimum, free pizza	Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show 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	Performance free	Comedy :Improdome New York City, NY; NYC