Friday October 29, 2010
Who doesn’t love vinyl? If you do, check out the free I Love Vinyl Show at the David Rubenstein Atrium (Lincoln Center), 61 West 62 Street, 9 p.m., free!
Don’t forget that the new Houdini exhibit opens at the Jewish Museum today (http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/houdini), I don’t know if it will match Jan Brady’s, but wear a wig today and get in the International Center of Photography for free today, plus 20 percent off gift shop purchases (http://www.icp.org/), Rent The Cutting Edge and Ice Princess (my two fave figure skating movies) before taking to the ice at Bryant Park-the free rink opens today!) (http://www.bryantpark.org/things-to-do/pond.html)!
Saturday October 30, 2010
I’m really not sure if there is a lesser of two evils in the case of the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. At any rate you can decide for yourself at the Brooklyn Bowl’s live broadcasts of Stewart’s and Colbert’s rallies. Watch the events in HD with treats from Blue Ribbon and Brooklyn Brewery flowing. Noon, Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave, free!
Unfortunately no I Love Lucy-style grape stomping here, but you can sample wines from Australia, Argentina, California, Portugal, Italy and Chile as well as snacks prepared by Al De Winter from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Quintessential Wines, 1490 York Avenue @ 79th Street, free, plus 15% off full or mixed case!
Sunday October 31, 2010
If you’re already Halloween’ed out, then perhaps the Municipal Art Society’s Chelsea Northwest Tour may soothe candy and other Halloween hangovers. Matt Postal leads a tour of “a waterfront neighborhood with an intriguing industrial past, this tour focuses on the High Line Park, the newest section of Hudson River Park, and the West Chelsea Historic District. We’ll address the area’s promise and potential, with stops to discuss the history of Manhattan’s last freight railway, North Chelsea Cove and Pier 64, as well as the colossal Terminal Warehouse Central Stores Building and the restored Starrett-Lehigh Building,” 11 a.m., SE corner of 10th Ave. and 22nd St., $15.
Also view rare footage from the Warsaw Ghetto in A Film Unfinished at Symphony Space, tkts $12, more info and tkts here: http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6578-a-film-unfinished
Weekend Halloween Picks!
Friday October 29, 2010
Thrills and chills at Trinity Church await at a screening of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, complete with spine-tingling organ music as accompaniment, watch out for ghosts in the cemetery, and slam back some presidential libations, 5 to 7 p.m. happy hour time, 8 p.m. screening, Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall St., free!
Hopefully no one is whining about Halloween, with a Halloween Wine Tasting at California Wine Merchants! Costumes encouraged and there will be treats instead of tricks! 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., 15 Bridge Street, free!
Celebrate Halloween like they did in the 1890’s with a “magic lantern” full-screen visual show that entertained Victorians before those new-fangled cameras were invented! 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Mount Vernon Hotel and Museum, 421 East 61st Street, $20!
Saturday October 30, 2010
Wine isn’t just for cheese anymore! Pair candy and other seasonal treats with a variety of wines, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit, 5 W. 19th St. (at Fifth Ave.), free!
Creep through chilling crypts while hearing stories of those buried under the great church and the origins of Halloween at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine’s annual Crypt Crawl, various times, $12, buy tkts here: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/774625 (This is a Cheap Chick-approved event!)
Saturday and Sunday October 30 and 31, 2010
If you’re looking for a fun way to dispose of jack-o-lanterns then head to the New York Science Center for “pumpkin chucking” via catapult (and yes, it’s as inhumane as it sounds). Perhaps pumpkin pie with the remaining innards? Just a thought. Noon to 4 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th Street, free!
Hear about grisly ghosts of Greenwich during Discovery Walking Tour’s Gotham City Ghost Tour (I love alliteration!)! “You’ll see the spooky cemetery at St Mark’s; the hanging elm, a 19th century execution site; the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire; the home of Edgar Allan Poe; and the burial ground at Washington Square, just to name a few.” Saturday, October 30 at 1:30 pm, 4 pm, 6:30 pm, 9 pm, and Sunday, October 31 at 1 pm, 3:30 pm, 6 pm. Note: Sunday’s tour ends along the parade route. Call 212-465-3331 for meeting places and reservations. $18.
You can also watch scary movies at MOMA Sat and Sun (http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/filters/3)!
Sunday October 31, 2010
It’s such a thrill to watch the Thriller group and other costumed NY’ers in the Village Halloween Parade each year, 7 p.m., Spring to 13th St., free!
It wouldn’t be Halloween unless you spent some time in a graveyard, right? Aren’t people just dying to get in? Today you can take Big Onion’s walking tour of Greenwood Cemetery, 2 p.m., $15.
Save the Bazooka and Blow Pops for the kids! Tonight you can trick-or-treat for grown-up snacks at local Elmhurst Restaurants at the Trick or Eat event sponsored by food blogger Jeff Orlick. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tour starts at Clement Clarke Moore Homestead Park at 45th Ave. and Broadway, Queens, $10 suggested donation.
Plus see which parties my friends over at Time Out New York suggest! http://newyork.timeout.com/things-to-do/this-week-in-new-york/438477/halloween
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