» Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 1/27/12

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 1/27/12

Friday, January 27th, 2012

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Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Friday, January 27th, 2012…

2012 Winter Restaurant Week Reservations
Numerous UWS & NYC Restaurants
$24.07 for lunch; $35.00 for dinner
Now through 2/10

New-York Historical Society: Official NYC “Culture Spot” For January
170 Central Park West (at 77th)
10:00 am – 8:00 pm
$10 admission with printable coupon

Art: Photography Exhibition
25CPW (25 Central Park West, at 62nd)
1:00 – 8:00 pm
FREE

Family Craft Friday
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park
3:00 – 4:30 pm
FREE

Wine Tasting: Port Day — A Global Celebration
67 Wine (179 Columbus, at 68th)
4:00 – 7:00 pm
FREE

Wine Tasting: Wines From Italy
West Side Wine (481 Columbus, at 83rd)
5:00 – 7:00 pm
FREE

Cooking Demonstration & Tasting: Party Like A Culinista
Whole Foods, Columbus Square (808 Columbus, at 97th)
5:00 – 7:00 pm
$10

Free Music Fridays: Hosted by Lara Ewen, Featuring The Tres Amigos, Thomas Bryan Eaton, Kate Vargas
American Folk Art Museum (2 Lincoln Square — Columbus @ 66th)
5:30 – 7:30 pm
FREE

Film: Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Theater @ Museum Of Arts & Design (2 Columbus Circle)
7:00 pm
$10 ($7 for members)

Live Music: Faculty Recital — Diane Walsh (Piano)
Mannes Concert Hall, Mannes Building (150 W. 85th, between Amsterdam & Columbus)
8:00 pm
FREE (seating is first-come, first-served)

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.