Thursday, January 12th, 2012

14 free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, January 12th, 2012…

2012 Winter Restaurant Week Reservations
Numerous UWS & NYC Restaurants
$24.07 for lunch; $35.00 for dinner
Reserve now for 1/16 – 2/10

New York Philharmonic Open Rehearsal: Zubin Mehta Conducts Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8
Avery Fisher Hall (Broadway & 65th)
9:45 am – 12:30 pm
$18

New-York Historical Society: Official NYC “Culture Spot” For January
170 Central Park West (at 77th)
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
$10 admission with printable coupon

Yoga
Bloomingdale Branch, New York Public Library (150 W. 100th, btw. Ams. & Columbus)
6:00 – 7:00 pm
FREE (bring your own mat or towel)

Bulgarian Images, Film, Music & Dance
New York Public Library For The Performing Arts (111 Amsterdam, between 64th & 65th)
6:00 – 7:30 pm
FREE

Community Board 7 Preservation Committee Meeting
CB 7 Office (250 W. 87th, between West End & Broadway)
6:30 pm
Open to the public

Social Hour: Astronomy
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park
6:30 – 8:00 pm
FREE (18+, telescope provided, BYO binoculars if you have them)

Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter Josh Sanders
Bar Thalia @ Symphony Space (W. 95th, between Broadway & West End)
7:00 pm (website says 2 pm, but I that’s a typo)
FREE (no cover, no minimum)

Blurring The Lines: Between Art, Architecture, and Design
Theater @ Museum Of Arts & Design (2 Columbus Circle)
7:00 pm
$12 ($10 for members & students)

Author Event: Nancy Bilyeau — The Crown
Barnes & Noble (2289 Broadway, at 82nd)
7:00 pm
FREE

New York Guitar Festival: Lee Ranaldo, Kaki King, Buke & Gase, Twi The Humble Feather
Merkin Concert Hall @ Kaufman Center (129 W. 67th, between Broadway & Amsterdam)
7:30 pm
$25 ($15 for students with ID)

Student Recital: Hyun Jin Lee (Piano)
Mannes Concert Hall, Mannes College/New School For Music (150 W. 85th, btw Ams/Col)
8:00 pm
FREE (seating is first-come, first-served)

Live Music: The Unternationale
JCC In Manhattan (334 Amsterdam, at 76th)
8:00 – 10:00 pm
$20 ($15 for members)

TRIPup NYC
Hosteling International (891 Amsterdam, at 104th)
8:00 pm – Midnight
FREE (first 100 people will receive a free beer)

Target Free Thursdays: Jayme Stone’s Room Of Wonders
David Rubenstein Atrium (Broadway, between 62nd & 63rd)
8:30 pm
FREE

As a reminder, 2-for-1 tickets are now on sale for both Broadway Week (1/17 – 2/4) and Off-Broadway Week (1/30 – 2/12). While not specific to the Upper West Side, most of the theaters are nearby in the West 40s & 50s.

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