Cheap Chick Weekend Picks, January 29-31, 2010

Friday January 29, 2010
Hip-Hop Karaoke Championship
9 p.m.
Keep your Journey lyrics at home kids, it ain't happening here, but you will see 12 duke it out vocally for this top honor!
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Place
Subway: L to 3rd Ave., N,R,W,Q,4,5,6 to Union Square

Cover Band Blowout
Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m.
I want you to want to go (read on to get my attempt at cleverness) to this event featuring Judas Priestess, "America's All-Girl Tribute to the Metal Gods," and Cheap Trick or Treat - an all-female tribute to Cheap Trick.
Cheap Chick Info: $5, must be 21 or over, buy tkts here.
Location Info: Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave.
Subway: L to Bedford St.

Swing Goth
Dance Lessons from 11 p.m. to Midnight, dancing from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m.
Even though it's described as "rock-a-billy meets goth, and is peppered with a little blues, waltzing and a healthy portion of dirty dancing...all to modern music," I'm thinking you can leave the black nail polish and lipstick at home. Just a thought...
Cheap Chick Info: $8
Location Info: Don Hill's, 511 Greenwich@Spring
Subway: 1 to Houston St.

Screening of New Year Parade
7:30 p.m.
The struggles of a brother and sister dealing with their parents' divorce is depicted one the big screen. Director Tom Quinn will be on-hand for a post-film Q&A.
Cheap Chick Info: $12
Location Info: 92ndY Tribeca, 200 Hudson St.
Subway: A,C,E,1 to Canal St.

Saturday January 30, 2010
Living History Re-enactment
10 a.m.
The Civil War era comes alive in a way it can't at Madame Tusseaud's or a museum exhibit. Watch as the life of a union soldier unfolds, and maybe even catch a glimpse of that guy on the penny, come on, you know who I'm talking about...I hope!
Cheap Chick Info: Free, with museum admission
Location Info: NY Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
Subway: C to 81st Street

Save Coney Island Benefit
3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Come on out y'all and yippee, ki-yi ah! Try to resist the urge to square dance while listening to some country tunes at this down-home fete. Food will be provided by Jake's BBQ. This down-home country fete includes tunes from
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Galapagos Art Space, 15 Main St.
Subway: F to York St., A,C to High Street

Classical Music Concert
2 p.m.
Relax with an afternoon concert at the home of our 26th president. Teddy bears optional!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Teddy Roosevelt Birthplace, 28 E. 20th Street
Subway: 6 to 23rd St., R,W to 23rd St.

Chelsea Art Gallery Hop With The Lunch Club
1 p.m.
Grab your beret and some black clothes, and if you don't understand the art you're looking at, just nod along!
Cheap Chick Info: $10 in advance or $15 at the door, RSVP here.
Location Info: Westside Tavern, 360 W 23rd St, between 8th & 9th Aves.
Subway: C,E to 23rd St.

Historic Pubs and Taverns of Union Square Walking Tour
5:15 p.m.
This Discovery Walking Tour will hit a number of sites including Old Town Bar, know as Al Smith's hangout during the Tammany Hall period, and the tavern where O. Henry wrote Gift of the Magi.
Cheap Chick Info: $18 plus drinks
Location Info: Call for meeting place and reservation 212-465-3331
Subway: See above.

The Next Wave on Lower Manhattan’s East River Waterfront (walking tour)
11 a.m.
Water, water everywhere, and in this case, not to drink. If you've forgotten that Manhattan is actually an island, learn more about the waters that surround it, with stops at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, the Battery Maritime Building (thegateway to Governors Island), Pier 11/Wall St. Ferry Terminal, NYCEDC’s East River Waterfront Development Project, South Street Seaport, Peck Slip, and more.
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Meet at the top of the escalators at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, next to Battery Park.
Subway: 1 to South Ferry, R to Whitehall St.

Don't forget to cheer on your favorite shopping carts in NYC's Iditarod race today!

Sunday January 31, 2010
Brooklyn Taco Experiment
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Travel south of the border in Brooklyn and sample unique takes on the Mexican staple. Ole!
Cheap Chick Info: $20 in advance, non-Cheap-Chick price is $25 at the door, part of the proceeds go to ovarian cancer research
Location Info: The Bell House, 149 7th St., Brooklyn
Subway: F,G,R to 9th St./4th Ave.

Fanning the Flames
11 a.m.
Learn about New York's smoky, sizzling past of historic fires, hopefully it will "spark" your imagination!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Fort Greene Park (Fort Greene Visitor's Center (Enter park at Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park)
Subway: C to Lafayette, G to Fulton

Monkees Tribute
Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.
Hey, Hey, it's not the actual Monkees, but hopefully will be fun anyway! The Blue Meanies will be performing the band's hits, but will they be able to match Davy Jones' performance on The Brady Bunch? Only you can be the judge!
Cheap Chick Info: $10 in advance, $12 at the door, seats are first-come, first-served. Buy tkts here.
Location Info: BB King's, 237 W. 42nd St.
Subway: N,R,Q,W,1,2,3,7,S to 42nd St./Times Square

Tu B'Shvat Winter Garden
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Celebrate the Jewish Arbor Day at the historic temple with plantings, food, a seder, and a tour of the restored synagogue.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Eldridge Street Synagogue, 12 Eldridge Street
Subway: F to East Broadway

Other weekend stuff...Catch the last of the Film Forum's Kurosawa film festival starting with Seven Samurai this weekend, the final performances of A Brief History of Murder, and the Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival.