Cheap Chick Weekend Picks, Dec. 18-20, 2009

Enjoy these weekend picks everyone, the Cheap Chick will be taking a holiday break, there will be no weekend picks for next weekend, so be sure to mine the Christmas and Hanukkah guides for things to do (there may be some updates to watch for on those lists, so check back on them), but keep an eye out too, there may be some bargain bulletins coming up or some regular length entries in the meantime. Also watch for the Cheap Chick New Year's Eve Guide, which will be up next week!

Friday December 18, 2009
Holiday Pub Crawl With the Lunch Club
7:30 p.m.
Wassail, Wassail all over the town, or you might be after a few drinks...Cheers!
Cheap Chick Info: $8 in advance, $10 at the door, RSVP here.
Location Info: Meet at the Village Lantern, 167 Bleecker bet. Thompson and Sullivan
Subway: F,V,B,D,A,C,E to West 4th St.

His Girl Friday Screening (Starts today-through Dec. 24, 2009)
Various Times
I think this movie inspired Gilmore Girls. How many words a minute can you speak?
Cheap Chick Info: $12, info here.
Location Info: BAM, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn
Subway: 2,3,4,5,Q to Atlantic Ave.

Silent Films on Christmas Themes
7:30 p.m.
Live organ music accompanies screenings of Night Before Christmas, and Christmas Past, a collection of American silent films.
Cheap Chick Info: $15 general admission, $9 students, $12 seniors
Location Info: Ukranian Society of America, Two East 79th Street
(at Fifth Avenue)
Subway: 6 to 77th St.

Jazz All-Stars
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
All you hepcats can jump (in your seat anyway) jive, and wail (tho not too loudly!) to the sounds of the Duke Ellington festival!
Cheap Chick Info: $18 in advance/$20 at the door
Location Info: Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th St.
Subway: A,C,E to 14th St.

Saturday December 19, 2009
Start Trekkn' Comedy Show
9:30 p.m.
You have Captain Kirk to rescue you from this long-form improv based on the original series.
Cheap Chick Info: $5
Location Info: The Tank, 345 W. 45th St. bet. 8th and 9th Aves.
Subway: A,C,E to 42nd St./Times Square

Loopt’s Holiday Scavenger Crawl
No time given, assume you receive it after you register.
Described as part scavenger hunt, part pub crawl, this race will take you all over the city to places from "speakeasies to swanky galleries to coffee shops." There are freebies and prizes too!
Cheap Chick Info: Free, you just need to register and download the Looopt application here.
Location Info: Varies. Find out after you start the game!
Subway: Varies

Chante Noel: A Martinque Holiday Celebration
6:30 p.m.
The island of Martinque awaits with local carols and delicacies. One lucky winner gets two round-trip tickets to the Caribbean retreat.
Cheap Chick Info: $20
Location Info: French Institute Alliance Francaise, 55 E 59th St.
Subway: N,R,W to Fifth Ave./59th St.

Craftermath
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Get some last-minute holiday shopping and mix a little partying in at this self-described "punk craftbrigade's" craft fair.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: The Local 269 (269 E Houston St)
Subway: F to 2nd Avenue

Christmas Bird Count
3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
One, I count one bird. Two, I count two birds...or something like that, tho I don't think the Count will be lurking around Prospect Park as you participate in a nationwide bird census.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Prospect Park Audubon Center (Enter the Park at Lincoln Road & Ocean Avenue or Flatbush Avenue & Empire Boulevard)
Subway: F to 7th Ave. station, 15th St./Prospect Park station, and Fort Hamilton Parkway station

Also Astor Wines is hosting a bazaar today too! Purchase tkts here. There's a free mead tasting (scroll down) at Long's Wines and Liquors in Brooklyn, an East Meets West Holiday parade, and a Spinal Tap sing-a-long!

Sunday December 20, 2009
"Scrooge and Marley" Performance at Trinity Church
1 p.m.
Don't be fraid of no ghosts as you revisit the classic Dickens tale as performed by the Theater at Trinity.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Trinity Church, 74 Trinity Place, Second floor parlor
Subway: 4,5 to Wall Street

Early Morning Speed Hike
8 a.m.
Catch some worms or at least some exercise on this outing!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Inwood Hill Nature Center, Inwood Hill Park. Enter park at West 218th Street and Indian Road.
Subway: 1,9 to 215th Street

The Main Squeeze Orchestra Holiday Extravaganza With the Last of the International Playboys
Doors open at 8 p.m., show starts at 8:30 p.m.
Get your Steve Urkel on with this accordion fest!
Cheap Chick Info: $12, plus $2 processing fee. Buy tkts here.
Location Info: Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker
Subway: F,V,B,D,A,C,E to West 4th St.

Mysteries of NYC History
1 p.m.
Learn about "the city that never was, from the highways that were never built, to the parks that were never developed" on this walking tour.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Fort Greene Park, looks like you have to call for more info and likely a meeting place. (718) 722-3218
Subway: C to Lafayette, G to Fulton

Hot Chocolate Crawl
3 p.m.
Stay warm with hot chocolate as you rate the different versions of this classic winter treat around the city!
Cheap Chick Info: Free, just pay for your chocolate!
Location Info: Meet at the southwest corner of Washington Square Park (near the chess tables)
Subway: R,W to 8th St.

Also be sure to check out the Film Forum's Madcap Manhattan series! There are also aerial acrobatics on hand at Galapagos Saturday and Sunday!