Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

While not on the Upper West Side, the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony takes place this evening. I used to work at 50 Rock and wouldn’t wish my worst enemy to endure the crazy crowds that will be there tonight, but to each their own… Here’s the official site if you’re looking for more information.

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, November 30th, 2011…

LAST DAY: Half-Off Burritos At Blockheads
Amsterdam & 91st
All Day
50% of all burritos (dine-in only)

Hippo Playground Project Fall Drop-In Classes: Let’s Make Music
Hippo Playground Parkhouse, Riverside Park (@ 91st)
10:00 – 10:45 am
$15 (ages 2 – 3)

Concert: Wednesdays At One — Juilliard Percussion Ensemble
Alice Tully Hall (Broadway & 65th)
1:00 pm
Free

Community Book Sale
St. Agnes Branch, New York Public Library (444 Amsterdam, between 81st & 82nd)
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Everything is cheap & proceeds help support

Live Music: Guitar Afternoon, With Bill Wurtzel & Guests
American Folk Art Museum (2 Lincoln Square — Columbus @ 66th)
2:00 – 3:00 pm
FREE

Special Tasting Event: Favorite Bordeaux Finds Of The Season
67 Wine (179 Columbus, at 68th)
4:00 – 7:00 pm
FREE

Concert: Sonatenabend
Paul Hall @ Juilliard School Of Music (W. 65th, between Amsterdam & Broadway)
6:00 pm
FREE

George F. Kennan: An American Life, By John Lewis Gaddis –  One Of The Most Important Biographies Of The Year
New-York Historical Society (170 Central Park West, at 77th)
6:30 pm
FREE

Museum Lectures: The Human Genome & Human Health — Will The Promise Be Fulfilled?
Kaufmann Theater @ American Museum Of Natural History (W. 77th, between Columbus & CPW)
7:00 pm
$15 (($13.50 for members, students, and seniors)

Meet the Narrators: David & Ashley Eckstein, “David and Goliath, MVP Edition”
Upper West Side Apple Store (1981 Broadway, at 67th)
7:00 – 8:00 pm
FREE

Bar Trivia Hosted By TriviaTryst
Bar Thalia @ Symphony Space (W. 95th, between Broadway & West End)
8:30 pm
FREE (with prizes!)

Bar Trivia
Village Pourhouse (982 Amsterdam, between 108th & 109th)
8:30 pm
FREE

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