Thursday, July 26th, 2012

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, July 26th, 2012…

2012 Summer Restaurant Week
Numerous UWS & NYC Restaurants
$24.07 for lunch; $35.00 for dinner
Now through 8/10

Lincoln Center Festival
Lincoln Center
Various times and prices

The Clock
David Rubenstein Atrium At Lincoln Center (Broadway, between 62nd & 63rd)
8:00 am – 10:00 pm (continuous)
FREE

Polyglot Theatre: Tangle  (U.S. premiere)
Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center (Columbus, between 63rd & 64th)
2:00, 3:00 & 4:00 pm
FREE (part of Lincoln Center Out Of Doors Festival)

Blood Pressure Screening
University Medical Practice Associates (280 W. 81st, between Broadway & West End)
5:00 – 7:00 pm
FREE

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)

Hudson Warehouse Shakespeare: The Rover
Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park (Riverside Drive & 89th)
6:30 pm
FREE

Central Park Circuit Fitness Class
The Pool, Central Park (meet at Central Park West & 103rd)
6:30 – 7:30 pm
FREE (Space is limited to 40 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Ages 18+)

Live Music: Kayte Grace
Bar Thalia @ Symphony Space (W. 95th, between Broadway & West End)
7:00 pm
No cover/minimum

Dance Cardio
Athleta (216 Columbus, at 70th)
7:00 – 8:00 pm
FREE

Stooges Brass Band
Damrosch Park Bandshell, Lincoln Center (West 62nd, between Columbus & Amsterdam)
7:30 pm (Parade sets start at 6:30 pm at Josie Roberston Plaza)
FREE (part of Lincoln Center Out Of Doors Festival)

Up On The Roof: Zlatne Uste (Golden Lips) Balkan Brass Band
Rooftop @ JCC In Manhattan (334 Amsterdam, at 76th)
8:00 pm
$12 ($10 for members)

G.R.U.B.B. (Gypsy Roma Urban Balkan Beats)  (U.S. debut)
amrosch Park Bandshell, Lincoln Center (West 62nd, between Columbus & Amsterdam)
8:30 pm (Parade sets start at 6:30 pm at Josie Roberston Plaza)
FREE (part of Lincoln Center Out Of Doors Festival)

Finally, the event below is in the West 40s, but I figure it’s close enough that it might be of interest to someone:

Hudson River Park’s RiverRocks Summer Concert Series (Oberhofer & The Soft Pack)
Pier 84 (Hudson River & West 44th Street)
6:00 – 10:00 pm
FREE

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