Phantom of the Opera Screening
9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
You'll be "wishing you were somehow here again" after viewing a chase through the catacombs underneath the Paris Opera House in this 1943 technicolor version of the famous story. Don't come in "masquerade!"
Cheap Chick Info: Free with $7 bar minimum
Location Info: Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th Street
Some Like It Hot screening (starts today and runs until October 8, 2009)
2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30
Whatever else this film will be, it won't be a drag!
Cheap Chick Info: $12
Location Info: Film Forum, 209 West Houston Street
Subway: A,C,E,F,V,B,D to West 4th Street
Rooftop Pub Crawl With The Lunch Club
7 p.m.
Enjoy views while sipping a cocktail!
Cheap Chick Info: $7 in advance or $10 at the door, RSVP (and pub info) here.
Location Info: Meet at Annie Moore's Irish Pub, 50 E. 43rd Street
Subway: 4,5,6,7,S to Grand Central/42nd Street
Also the Bryant Park Fall Festival has a performance tonight at 6 p.m. Get details here.
Friday October 2-Sunday October 4, 2009
Coney Island Film Festival
Various times.
It's your turn to decide thumbs up or down!
Cheap Chick Info: $6 for individual tickets, $10 for The Warriors screening, day passes available for $15. Tickets and screening info here.
Location Info: Sideshows By The Seashore and The Coney Island Museum
Subway:D,Q,N,F to Stillwell Avenue
NYC Art Book Fair
Fri./Sat: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hopefully the book worms haven't gotten all dusty as they've hidden in the rare books and other items on sale at this event.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center,
Subway: E,V to 23rd St./Ely Ave.
NYC Burlesque Festival
See some skin showing along with other glittery items at this three-day event. Who knows, maybe some feathers will brush across your face...All info is here.
Cheap Chick Info: Tickets run from $12-$14
Location Info: Varies.
Subway: Varies.
Saturday October 3, 2009
Union Square Crossroads of the World Walking Tour
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Learn about this area of city before there was a Barnes & Noble and Whole Foods. The lecture will cover people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Meet at Lincoln Statue by 16th Street Transverse, Union Square Park
Subway: N,R,W,Q,4,5,6,L to 14th Street/Union Square
50's Dance
Dance lesson at 8 p.m. followed by live music by Rock Around the Clock featuring Nick Palumbo! DJ music by
Let's all go to the hop!
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Connolly's, 121 W. 45th Street, 3rd Floor
Subway: N,R,W,Q,7,S to 42nd Street/Times Square
City of Art: Lower Manhattan & St. George, Staten Island Walking Tour
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This tour includes public sculptures and murals by artists such as Karl Bitter, Marisol, Lee Krasner, and Daniel Chester French. After a ferry ride to Staten Island you'll see a photo mural by Michael Falco and Masayuki Sono's September11th memorial.
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Meet on the steps of the former U.S. Customs House at One Bowling Green
Subway: 4,5 to Bowling Green
Chile Pepper Fiesta
12 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Spice up your day with dance music by a band called Paprika, food samples, and a pop-up tattoo parlor.
Cheap Chick Info: Free with admission! $8 for adults, free on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.-don't know if that counts today!
Location Info: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Subway: Q to Franklin Ave.
Don't forget that the Brooklyn Museum is free on the first Saturday of the month!
Everyone loves a parade! Hopefully it won't rain on the Korean or Czech Festivals!
Staying in? Netflix is streaming the Wizard of Oz for free-you don't have to be a member to check it out!
Sunday October 4, 2009
New York City Pickle Day
11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Don't find yourself in a pickle when deciding whether or not to attend this event!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Parking lot on Broome St, Broome and Essex St.
Subway: F to Delancey Street
Atlantic Antic
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Massive Brooklyn street fair that includes "ten live entertainment stages, more than 600 vendors, pony rides, and inflatable rides" as well as unique food offerings such as grilled sardines, mmm, yummy! Vintage buses will be on display and visitors can get into the Transit Museum for free!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: 10 blocks of Atlantic Avenue, from 4th Avenue in Boerum Hill all the way to Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights
Subway: 2,3,4,5 to Nevins St. OR Atlantic Avenue, OR Borough Hall
Follow in the Footsteps of Edgar Allen Poe Walking Tour
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Hopefully the tour won't remind you of a "midnight dreary," and watch out for ravens ;-)
Cheap Chick Info: $10, Call to reserve a spot: (718) 881-8900.
Location Info: Edgar Allan Poe Cottage (Grand Concourse at Kingsbridge Road), Bronx
Subway: 4 to Mosholou Parkway
Medieval Fair in Fort Tryon Park
11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Gather ye faire ladies and knights for this festival, which features "medieval music, dance, magic, performances," and ending with a joust!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Fort Tryon Park, The festival is held in the area surrounding the Cloisters
Subway: A to 190th Street
Falconry Extravaganza
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Hawks, falcons, owls, and other birds of prey will be on display by the Urban Park Rangers.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Central Park, at East Meadow (97th Street and 5th Avenue)
Subway: 6 to 96th Street
Eco-Fest
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Everything you always wanted to know about the environment and more, with an eco fashion show, recycling Olympics, food, green vehicle expo, and even Pete Seeger.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Central Park, mid-park at 72nd Street
Subway: C to 72nd Street
The jazz picnic from last week was rescheduled for today, see the info in last week's weekend picks!
Also don't forget to check my fall guide for upcoming events!
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