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Free Events for Thursday, August 23, 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
10:00am 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 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
12:15pm	Tour free	National Monument Tour New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Jazz free	Jazz on the Plaza New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Jazz free	Larry Ham, Jazz Pianist New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Park Walk free	The Art of the Park Tour New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Jazz free	Jazz on the Plaza New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Concert free	Taste of Broadway New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Other free	Scrabble Mania 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	Screening free	Daily Screenings: IndiVisible New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
2:30pm	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
5:00pm	Workshop free	Chess & Games Club New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm to 9:00pm	Concert free	Two Boots 25th Anniversary Concert 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
6:00pm	Workshop free	Park Yoga New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Performance free	Comedy: pitch New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Other free	Get Some: Spiked Ice New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 11:00pm	Film free	Clint Eastwood's 4-Time Oscar Winner Unforgiven (1992): Pardon His Gun New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Discussion Free; reservations required	20th Charlie Parker Jazz Festival: When Smalls Had It All New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Slide Lecture free	Robert Hammond discusses his book The High Line: The Inside Story of New York City's Park in the Sky New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Theater free	Outdoor Presentation of Shakespeare's Richard III New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Workshop free	Sunset Pilates New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Performance $5	Comedy: Hot Diner and THEM New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Screening free	The Scribble Junkies Festival of Drawn Animation New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Screening free	Disposable Film Festival on the Road New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Workshop free	Lawn School: Hoovervilles / Spanish Language Mixer New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Performance $5	Livia's Castle of Enchantment Variety Show New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Concert free	Arthur Alligood, Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter 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	Joel & Ethan Coen's The Big Lebowski (1998): Cult Favorite New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Performance $5	Comedy: East Side Orphan Riot and Harvey New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Staged Reading free	Play Reading: Wingwoman by Ken Jaworowski New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $79	a mind-blowing show! New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Screening free	The Best of the Disposable Film Festival 2012 New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Workshop free	Journey to the Stars with the Amateur Astronomers Association New York City, NY; NYC
9:00pm	Dance Performance Members $0 Regular $20	Dance pieces premiers 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