Friday, October 5th, 2012

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Friday, October 5th, 2012…

FREE Self-Defense Class
North Meadow Recreation Center, Central Park
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Sunday, 10/7 — must RSVP

October Spa Week
Discounted Treatments at UWS & NYC Spas
Reservations being accepted for 10/15 – 10/21

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50th New York Film Festival — Day 8
Film Society Of Lincoln Center (W. 65th, between Broadway & Amsterdam)
Various showtimes throughout the day
$10 – $24

“Discovering Columbus” Art Exhibit
Columbus Circle (through 11/18)
10:00 am – 9:00 pm
FREE (must reserve tickets online)

Central Park Walking Tour: West Side Stories
Meet inside the Park at West 81st & Central Park West
12:30 – 1:30 pm
FREE

FOR KIDS: “Cupcake Club” Book Signing (With Cupcakes)
Stoopher & Boots (385 Amsterdam, between 78th & 79th)
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Books & Cupcake Club t-shirts for sale (t-shirt proceeds support Dancers With Cancer)

Wine Tasting: Wines To Drink Now
67 Wine (179 Columbus, at 68th)
4:00 – 7:00 pm
FREE

Wine Tasting: Organic American Reds
West Side Wine (481 Columbus, at 83rd)
5:00 – 8:00 pm
FREE

Free Music Fridays: Jalopy Theatre Presents The Whistling Wolves
American Folk Art Museum (2 Lincoln Square — Columbus @ 66th)
5:30 pm
FREE

Concert: Some Like It Hot — The Music Of Marilyn Monroe
New-York Historical Society (170 Central Park West, at 77th)
7:00 pm
FREE (pay-as-you-wish museum admission on Fridays, 6 – 8 pm)

Ethic In Film: Unforgiven (1992 “Best Picture” – Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman)
New York Society For Ethical Culture (2 W. 64th, near Central Park West)
7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)
$5 suggested donation (includes snacks and beverages)

Concert: The Complete Piano Works Of Debussy
Mannes College/New School For Music (150 W. 85th, between Amsterdam & Columbus)
7:30 pm
FREE (seating is first-come, first-served)

Performance: Rebecca Patek’s You And I Of The Storm
Museum Of Arts & Design (2 Columbus Circle)
8:00 pm
$15 ($10 for member & students)

Concert: NYU Symphony, Conducted by Ari Pelto
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre @ Symphony Space (2537 Broadway, at 95th)
8:00 pm
$15 ($10 for members, $5 for seniors, FREE for college students with ID)

“Time’s Up” Monthly Moonlight Bike Ride Through Central Park
Meet at Columbus Circle (SW corner of Central Park)
10:00 pm
FREE

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