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Free Events for Thursday, September 6, 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
11:00am	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
11:15am to 4:45pm	Tour Free; reservations can be made up to 90 days in advance	Federal Reserve Bank Tour New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Jazz free	Deanna Witkowski, Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Tour free	“The Castle and its Kingdom” Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Other free	Scrabble Mania New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Concert free	Twelve in 12 Music Mini-Festival Featuring Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composers New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Jazz free	Tom Larsen Quintet New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Tour free	U.S. Customs House Building Tour New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Workshop Free; registration required	How to Get Started in Web Design New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm	Workshop free	Chess & Games Club New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm	Book Discussion free	Book Club: The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm to 7:00pm	Opening Reception free	Solo Shows: Nell Blaine / Patricia Treib New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	1st Annual Members Group Exhibition New York City, NY; NYC
5:15pm	Workshop Free; registration required starting 8/30 at 1pm	Featured Library Database: New York Times Historical (1851–2008) New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Workshop free	Park Yoga New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Talk free	Successful Career Management: How to Launch Your Fall Campaign New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Workshop Free; registration required	How to Get Started in Web Design New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Workshop Free; registration required	How to Get Started in Web Design New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Student Show: Myths & Realities New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	3 Art Shows New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Solo Exhibitions: Rivka Katvan / Alejandra Regalado / Sophie Liedot / Eugene Goldin / John Custodio New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Video: Guido van der Werve's Nummer veertien, home New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Video: Simon Starling's Triangulation Station A (40°44’49.17″ N 74°0’22.45″ W) New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Hip-Hop Paintings: Fahamu Pecou's All Dat Glitters Aint Goals New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Sculpture and Works on Paper by Eric Fertman New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Video: Mark Flood's Artstar New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	New Works: Cleverson Oliveira's Galaxias New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	2 Art Shows: Carla Hernandez / Naoko Ito New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Group Exhibition: The Feverish Library New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Group Exhibition: The Lure of Paris New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Paintings: Marc Séguin's My Century (An Illustrated Guide for Aliens) New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	2 Photographers: Brian Finke / Henry Horenstein New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	2 Art Shows: Madelon Jones / Minako Ito New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Art Show: Sarah Oppenheimer's D-33 New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Paintings: Danny Morgan's Last Burst of Summer New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Slide Lecture free	Patricia Schultz discusses her book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Lecture free	Saving the Lion' Cage: NYPL's Multi-Story Stacks New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Workshop free	Yogomaya Yoga New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm to 8:30pm	Opening Reception free	Group Exhibition: SHOP: Anew New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Workshop free	Sunset Pilates New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Discussion Free; RSVP required	Conversaciones: Apps, Activism and the Latino Community New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Poetry Reading free	Poets in Conversation: Mary Ruefle New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Book Reading $5 suggested donation	Deepa Kumar reads from her book Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Book Signing free	Carol Miller signs copies of her book Up All Night: My Life and Times in Rock Radio New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Performance free	Savoire-Faire 2012: The 4th Annual Performance Series Featuring Women Artists New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Workshop free	Journey to the Stars with the Amateur Astronomers Association New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Film free	French Cinema: François Truffaut's Jules and Jim (1962) New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Screening Free; registration strongly advised	Documentary: David Sander & Carlo Ledesma's Hungry for Change (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $20	The adventures of a father-to-be New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $79	a mind-blowing show! New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $20	Three Grammy awards composer with some of the most acclaimed musicians in the country New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Screening free	Portuguese Short Films New York City, NY; NYC
11:00pm	Performance $5	Comedy: OUR TOWN (the improvised version) New York City, NY; NYC
11:30pm	Jazz $5 cover, $5 menu, $5 cocktails, draft beer and wine	Late Night Session, Hosted by Michael Mwenso New York City, NY; NYC