Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

I’ve been doing this for a while now, and this is definitely the best “Free & Cheap” list yet. There’s not a single thing that I wouldn’t consider doing — makes me appreciate the neighborhood and wish there was more time in the day.

Free and cheap Upper West Side events on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011…

Lunch Time Concert In Richard Tucker Park: Brass, Wind And Buckets (Metro Brass Quintet & Drumadics)
Richard Tucker Park (Broadway & 66th)
12:00 – 2:00 pm
FREE

Classic Film: The Wizard Of Oz (1939, Judy Garland)
Walter Reade Theater @ Film Society Of Lincoln Center (W. 65th, between Amsterdam & Bway)
4:00 pm
$9 – $13

Whole Foods Store Tasting Night: 365 Products
Columbus Square Whole Foods (808 Columbus, at 97th)
5:00 – 7:00 pm
FREE

Twilight @ Tavern: “Seeing Central Park” With Sara Cedar Miller
Tavern On The Green (enter at Central Park West & 67th)
6:30 pm
FREE

Lincoln Center Out Of Doors: Asphalt Orchestra
Plazas Throughout Lincoln Center
6:30 pm
FREE

Summer On The Hudson: Evening Salute To The Sun Yoga
66th Street Plaza, Riverside Park South
6:30 – 7:30 pm
FREE (bring your own mat)

Author Event: Stacy Carlson — Among The Wonderful
Barnes & Noble (Broadway & 82nd)
7:00 pm
FREE

The New York Grand Opera: Madama Butterfly
Naumberg Bandshell, Central Park
7:30 pm
FREE

Lincoln Center Out Of Doors: Trey McIntyre Project (TMP) & Preservation Hall Jazz Band: Ma Maison & The Sweeter End
Damrosch Park Bandshell (West 62nd, between Amsterdam & Columbus)
7:30 pm
FREE

2011 Mostly Mozart Festival: The Mostly Mozart Orchestra
Avery Fisher Hall (Broadway & 65th)
8:00 pm
$35 – $85

Summer On The Hudson — Movies Under The Stars Presents: Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes
Pier I, Riverside Park South
8:30 pm (seating starts at 7:00 pm)
FREE

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