tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340190578534155002024-02-08T06:44:49.045-08:00Cheap Chick in the CityTricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.comBlogger308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-17550753412519838942014-06-04T10:02:00.000-07:002014-09-02T19:15:56.749-07:00So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good-bye!Welcome to all who have stumbled upon this little site in their Internet search! I hope you enjoy it and find some useful tips to help you live a cheap and free NYC life :-)<br />
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For those of you who were regular visitors, if you couldn't figure it out already, I ceased publishing new blog entries awhile ago. Unfortunately even tho I enjoyed maintaining the blog, it became a low-priority for me with moving (more than once!), grad school, job hunting and well, life.<br />
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I will leave you with one last cheap and free NYC tip: <br />
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You might not be aware of this, but you don't need to travel all the way to Amsterdam to visit the Anne Frank House and find out more about Anne's life. You can visit the Anne Frank Center USA right here in NYC, that features a permanent 3D exhibit about Anne's life before and after she went into hiding. The center also hosts educational activities and events on a wide variety of topics.<br />
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Here's a link to their ws: <a href="http://annefrank.com/">http://annefrank.com/</a><br />
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Anyway, the blogging experience has been great and it's always possible that I may revive this blog in the future. For now I'll just say "until we meet again!"<br />
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Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-16114552147549133162010-07-19T11:07:00.000-07:002013-12-04T19:18:41.657-08:00Curious About George? Monkeying Around at the Jewish MuseumAccording to the Jewish Museum's "Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H.A. Rey<span style="font-size: 100%;">" </span>exhibit, that little red monkey you know from the children's book series was actually rescued from the Nazis by his creators H.A. (Hans Augusto) and Margret Rey who escaped Paris by bicycle to Spain, taking their stories and illustrations of the monkey then-known as FiFi, with them.<br />
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When you visit the exhibit, you don’t enter via a bicycle, but rather a charming replica of the hotel where the Reys stayed while living in Paris as refugees from Nazi Germany. The exhibit features the evolution of George, as a minor character, Fifi, in the story <i>Cecily G and the Nine Monkeys</i> to his solo adventures with the man with the yellow hat (possibly inspired by Rey’s time in the Amazon, where he had two pet monkeys), as well as the story of the Reys’ marriage (their wedding invitations showed Rey as an easel and Margret as a camera.)<br />
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Playful illustrations of George stories are interspersed with pictures and characters from other books like <i>Whiteback the Penguin</i>, inspired by a 1937 World’s Fair illustration, and other memorabilia detailing the couple's careers (they worked together on stories including the George books) and home life (they sent out illustrated Christmas cards every year-my favorite was one featuring the Statue of Liberty, created after the couple settled in NYC.)<br />
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Fun facts abound (if you look closely, you’ll see self-portraits of Rey and Margret in many of the George books-often Rey with a pipe in-hand, and Margret with their dog Charkie) and the museum has incorporated whimsical elements like little cutout mice hovering in front of a faux fireplace into the exhibit.<br />
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Before leaving, relive your favorite George moments by sitting down with a child (or the child in you) and reading the numerous George books in varying languages that the museum has thoughtfully supplied. I know there’s not much time left to see this exhibit, but for a dose of nostalgia, or to introduce a child in your life to George, this exhibit "saves the day!" (bonus points if you recognize the nod to one of the George books!)<br />
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There are two Saturdays left in July to see this exhibit for free (otherwise pay $12)! For info on admission and hours, check here: <a href="http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/HoursAdmission">http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/HoursAdmission</a> (remember it's free on Saturdays.) and for info on the George exhibit, click here: <a href="http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/curiousgeorge">http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/curiousgeorge</a> (it runs until August 1, 2010.)Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-51995846047220763892012-09-14T08:43:00.000-07:002012-09-14T08:43:23.303-07:00P.S. to Editor's NoteHi all,<br />
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An update from the Cheap Chick here. I have been v. busy w/some other things (like the GRE) recently. However I have still been Tweeting pretty regularly via @cheapchicknyc, so please come follow me there. <br />
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I do have a couple of longer-form blog entries on the back burner and may create a fall guide for you. So check back in the coming weeks for new content, and look to Twitter for some new cheap and free events in the city.<br />
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I’ll also say again that I am very open to any guest bloggers who may want to write for the site.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-54944810966134418272012-08-24T08:36:00.000-07:002012-08-24T08:36:11.964-07:00Editor's NoteHi all,<br />
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Apologies for the lack of posts lately, but I started a part-time job a few weeks ago and am prepping for the grad school thing and both of those things have been taking a lot of my time lately. I will be posting some longer-form blog entries after a bit, and I might start doing the weekend and other event posts soon, but we’ll see how it goes.<br />
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Again if anyone has any ideas for guest blog entries please do let me know!<br />
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Thanks,<br />
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Cheap Chick in the City<br />
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Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-62110819196694635532012-08-06T14:17:00.001-07:002012-08-06T14:17:59.555-07:00Looking for Guest Bloggers!Hey all you cheap New Yorkers (OK that didn't come out sounding like I wanted it to...), <br />
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The Cheap Chick has not been able to post many long-form entries lately or work on her freelance writing as much as she would like, so she is taking a break from the weekend event listings (for now) and is seeking guest bloggers for original long-form blog listings. Going to a new cheap or free museum exhibit? Checking out a cool cheap or free event? A neat restaurant w/great lunch specials/prix-fixe deal and want to write a review of it? Or have a great Top Ten list relating to all that is cheap and free about NYC? Send all pitches to me thru the blog!<br />
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Unfortunately I can’t pay anything :-( but you can promote your own blog (or project) on the Cheap Chick in the City site. Looking forward to seeing all your ideas!<br />
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<br />Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-34752182416838283662012-08-03T11:08:00.001-07:002012-08-03T11:13:43.301-07:00Cheap and Free NYC Events, Aug 3-5, 2012<strong>Friday August 3, 2012</strong><br />
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Savor the tastes of New York! And no I’m not talking about pizza, I’m talking wine from the state vineyards. Sample flavors from wineries in the Finger Lake Region and North Fork, Long Island today.5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wine Heaven, 333 3rd Avenue (bet 24th and 25th St), cost: free!<br />
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Watch out for those dinosaurs when <em>Jurassic Park</em> screens on the Intrepid tonight as part of their Summer Movie Series! Movie starts at dusk on Intrepid, directions <a href="http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/Plan-Your-Visit/Getting-Here.aspx">here</a>. cost: free! <br />
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Today is also the <a href="http://www.queensmuseum.org/10092/target-passport-fridays-west-indies">free Target Passport Fridays: West Indies program</a> at the Queens Museum of Art as a celebration for the 50th anniversary of independence for Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago <a href="http://ruralroutefilms.com/">the Rural Route Film Festival starts tonight</a> (and continues thru the w/e-see Saturday’s picks for a special MOMI event), and <a href="http://rooftopfilms.com/2012/schedule/inocente-brooklyn">Rooftop Films screens <em>Inocente</em></a> for free in Brooklyn tonight!<br />
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<strong>Saturday August 4, 2012</strong><br />
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The Museum of the Moving Image takes you on a trip to the farm tonight with their Rural Route Film Festival! Tonight’s screening tells the story of a city couple who buy a dairy farm. Producer Rudd Simon (<em>The The Royal Tenenbaums</em>) will be on-hand for a Q&A after the screening. 5 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave. (at 36th St.), cost: (inc w/museum admission-$12)!<br />
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If you like creepy, crawly things then you’ll want to hit the Birds, Bugs, Bees (how alliterative!) at Brooklyn Bridge Park today! Julie Feinstein, collections manager at the American Museum of Natural History and author of Field Guide to Urban Wildlife, for a guided tour of Pier 1 focusing on these creatures! 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., cost: free! (But you must RSVP to the event <a href="http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/">here</a>! <br />
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Enjoy a down-home Southern brunch and a movie this morning with a screening of that 70’s country classic <em>Smokey and the Bandit</em>! 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nitehawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg Brooklyn, cost: $16!<br />
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Today is also <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/first_saturdays.php">First Free Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum</a> , Bank of America card holders get free admission to a variety of NYC museums inc. the Met, Whitney and New-York Historical Society, <a href="http://theartofbrooklyn.org/Film_Festival.html">the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival kicks off tonight</a> (runs thru Aug 12) with a free screening of the Segal flick <em>Out for Justice</em> to (reserve tkts <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3720618470/es2?srnk=1">here</a>), Find a new place to park your butt for <a href="http://meanredproductions.com/5898">the Parked! 2012 Food Truck Festival </a>, watch the movie <a href="http://rooftopfilms.com/2012/schedule/the-patron-saints"><em>Patron Saints</em> with Rooftop Films tonight</a> at the Gowanus Can Factory! Plus I hear that there is lots going today on with <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/summerstreets/html/home/home.shtml">Summer Streets</a> today as well!<br />
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<strong>Saturday and Sunday August 4 and 5, 2012</strong><br />
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Happy Birthday, Mr. President indeed! Join Discovery Walking Tours as they explore Marilyn Monroe’s New York on the 50th Anniversary of her death. “Stops include sites associated with her work at the Actors Studio, her marriage to Arthur Miller; four of her Manhattan homes; the site of her famed subway grate pose; and where she serenaded JFK only three months before her death – her last night in Sat: 2 p.m., Sun.: 2:30 p.m., call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, cost: $22!<br />
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Get already discounted books, movies, music, and more for 30 percent off at Housing Works Bookstore’s sale today! Housing Works Bookstore, 126 Crosby Street, cost: Pay-for–what-you-buy!<br />
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Dragons and boats oh my! Check them both out at the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival! Flushing Meadows Park, Festivities start at 10:30 a.m. Sat, and 10:00 a.m. Sunday, Directions <a href="http://www.hkdbf-ny.org/home.php?choice=direction">here</a>! cost: free!<br />
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<strong>Sunday August 5, 2012</strong><br />
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Fancy yourself the next Stan Lee? Aspiring comics of all ages can give it a go today with artist and educator Michel Levesque at WORD’s Comics Jam! Today all attendees work together to create one massive comic! Supplies will be provided, but you can bring items that you think will add to the day’s activity. 3 p.m., WORD Bookstore, 126 Franklin St., cost: free!<br />
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Feast on vegan goodies during a four course meal delivered directly to your door including desserts! Pre-order before 9 a.m. on Sundays by sending a text to 917-628-3926 in order to get a delivery on Sunday evening. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., cost: $12! <br />
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Meet Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones as they discuss their upcoming flick <em>Hope Springs</em> today! Apple Store Soho, 72 Greene Street, 72 Greene Street, 4 p.m., cost: free!<br />
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Take a free historical walking tour of the LES today sponsored by the LES Business Improvement District, and learn about the neighborhood from its immigrant roots to today. 11 a.m., meet in front of Katz’s Deli, 205 E. Houston St., cost: free! (no reservations required)<br />
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Go on a different sort of walking tour organized by the Museum at Eldridge Street (one that cost and includes noshing)! Sample egg creams, bialys from Kossar’s, pickles and rugelach as well as learning about the neighborhood’s historic sites, meet at the Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street, cost:$25 (inc food) call 212-219-0302x5 for reservations or RSVP via EventBrite <a href="http://lowereastsidenoshandstrollaugust5-eorg.eventbrite.com/">here</a>! <br />
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Also <em><a href="http://www.habanaoutpost.com/event/calendar">Fast Times at Ridgemont High</a></em> screens for free tonight at Habana Outpost! <br />
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<br />Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-84303579025804451622012-07-27T09:51:00.000-07:002012-07-27T11:18:44.128-07:00Cheap and Free NYC Events, July 27-29, 2012! Olympics Edition!<strong>Friday July 27, 2012</strong><br />
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After months of hype the Olympics are finally happening, here are some festivities throughout the city today (scroll down to end of blog for more recs on viewing venues):<br />
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Watch the opening ceremonies today @ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/265045096942922">Granduca Di Sicilia</a> w/happy hour specials!<br />
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Dress like your favorite Olympian-and watch the opening ceremonies at One Stop Beer Shop, plus giveaways, music, and food! RSVP <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/270615739712135">here</a>! For more Olympics viewing options in NYC, scroll down to the end of the blog!<br />
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Learn about the “Lost Waterfronts of New York” at this illustrated lecture sponsored by the Obscura Society NYC, and presented by photographer and filmmaker Nathan Kensinger! 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Observatory, 543 Union Street @ Nevins), cost: $12! Buy tkts <a href="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/Obscura-Society-NYC-Lost-Waterfronts">here</a>!<br />
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Enter the magical world of Hugo Cabret w/tonight’s screening of <em>Hugo</em> on the Hudson River as part of the RiverFlicks for Kids series! Movies begin at dusk, generally around 8:30 p.m., Hudson River Park’s Pier 46 at Charles Street, cost: free! *Cheap Chick Recommends*<br />
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Just in time for the Olympics <a href="http://www.mcny.org/exhibitions/current/London-Street-Photography.html">the London Street Photography Exhibit</a> opens today at the Museum of the City of New York, <a href="http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/events/calendar/metropolitan-opera">the Met Opera series hits Brooklyn Bridge Park</a> tonight, <a href="http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/Summer-Movie-Series.aspx">the 2012 <em>Muppets</em> movie hits the Intrepid tonight</a>, and it’s <a href="http://www.bam.org/animationblockparty">Animation Weekend at BAMcinématek</a> (thru July 29)<br />
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<strong>Saturday July 28, 2012</strong><br />
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Sing-a-long (come on you know you always do anyway, might as well enjoy a band backing you up) to the (original) <em>Muppet Movie</em> with Loser’s Lounge at the Celebrate Brooklyn series tonight! 7:30 p.m., Prospect Park bandshell, cost: free/$3 suggested donation!<br />
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Miss <em>Dirty Dancing</em> last Wed night? Never fear The Sony Wonder Technology Lab has you covered! Don’t forget to help carry over some watermelons as a thank you! 3 p.m., Sony Wonder Technology Lab, <br />
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With the end of the summer rapidly approaching, you need to get in all the BBQ you can before Labor Day! Today Sycamore is hosting <a href="http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/">free BBQ</a> w/$5 beers all day, and iAdventure.com is hosting their First Ever BBQ Blowout 2012 for just $25 (includes beer, 50% off beers the rest of the day, One BBQ taste (lg. bite-size servings- approx 2oz.) call 212-201-1223 to make reservations!<br />
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So you think you are one of the Americans who’s got talent? Prove it @ the Coney Island talent show! Enter into one of the following categories: circus freaks, sideshow geeks, song and dance, drag performance, and celebrity impersonators! Coney Island Boardwalk bet 10th and 12th Streets 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., cost: free!<br />
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Drag yourself out of bed before noon in the hopes of snagging free tkts to a Mostly Mozart Festival preview concert, Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, part of Lincoln Center complex near 66th and Broadway, cost: free!<br />
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<a href="http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/spiders-alive">The Museum of Natural History’s Spiders Alive Exhibit</a> opens today (runs thru Dec. 2, 2012), the <a href="http://bushwickblockparty.com/">Bushwick Block Party</a> is happening, Watch <a href="http://www.paleycenter.org/2012-doctor-who-screenings-6-30">classic digitally remastered <em>Dr. Who</em> eps @ the Paley Center</a> today w/”Resurrection of the Daleks” *Cheap Chick Recommends*<br />
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Need more Dr. Who in NYC look <a href="http://cheapchickinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/04/dr-who-in-nyc.html">here</a>!<br />
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Give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money at the Wall Street Scavenger Hunt sponsored by Discovery Walking Tours! “The second of three scavenger hunt in our series – now in New York’s oldest area. Instead of being led through Wall Street, this time discover its history by teaming up, using a map, and answering questions by deciphering clues on plaques, markers and signs nestled away in the neighborhood’s nooks, crannies and hidden side streets. First to come back with the most correct answers wins!” 4:45 p.m., call 212-465-3331for reservations and meeting place, cost: $20<br />
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<strong>Saturday and Sunday July 28 and 29, 2012</strong><br />
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Cool off? See if you can w/Discovery Walking Tours’ walk thru Grand Central! “Join us as we explore one of New York’s finest landmarks -- from the cooler confines of the indoors! The commuter day is so hectic, that few New Yorkers rushing through Grand Central ever really get to learn about the hidden history and lesser known lore behind this classic landmark. Here's your chance as we celebrate Grand Central with a discussion of the symbolism behind its decor and the structure’s lesser known lore. Stops include Grand Central's "whispering arch"; Vanderbilt Hall; a secret apartment used as a speakeasy during the 1920s; JM Hewlett’s classic ceiling mural with its mysterious constellations painted in reverse; and Jules Coutan’s Roman group god sculpture -- a crowning masterpiece to the structure.” 12:45 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, cost: $20!<br />
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<strong>Sunday July 29, 2012</strong><br />
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Namaste! Strike a yoga pose at Dekalb Market’s Pop-up Yoga session today! 11 a.m. to 6 a.m., Dekalb Market, cost: free!<br />
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Coming to Queens to look for a Queen? Too bad they’re not screening the Eddie Murphy classic <em>Coming to America</em> in the fabled borough…Instead catch it in Brooklyn tonight, 8 p.m., Habana Outpost, 757 Fulton St # A Brooklyn, cost: free! <br />
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Check out a different side of BBQ with a pig roast at the Summer Sunday Pig Roasts with live music! 4 p.m., Crown Victoria Bar, 60 South 2nd St., Brooklyn, cost: ? Couldn’t get a read on the price, but am hoping it is Cheap Chick-friendly…if anyone goes report back! <br />
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No cable? No problem! Halyards has you covered with back-to back screenings of <em>True Blood</em> and <em>Breaking Bad</em> on the big screen Sunday nights! True Blood starts @ 9 p.m. and BB starts @ 10 p.m., so I would get there before whatever screening you want to catch, Halyards Bar, 406 3rd Ave. Brooklyn, cost: free! (pay for what you drink etc.)<br />
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<a href="http://harlemweek.com/">Harlem Week</a> starts today (the 29th), and runs thru August 25!<br />
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Looking Forward…<br />
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Need more Olympics in your life? Here is NY Mag’s round-up of where to watch around the city: <a href="http://nymag.com/nightlife/barbuzz/82557">here</a>! <br />
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And <a href="http://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/london-2012-olympics-opening-ceremony-where-to-watch-in-nyc">TONY’s Olympics list</a> is here!<br />
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Remember bell bottoms, peace signs, and mood rings? Well I’m betting you will after watching AMERICAN CANDY: The Super 70s sketch comedy with a 1970s theme tonight (and come on, we all know Mad Men is slowly inching toward the “Me” decade…)! 8 p.m., South Oxford Space 138 S. Oxford Street, Brooklyn, cost: $20 (inc. open bar)<br />
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Rooftop Films celebrates the theme “Coming Home” tonight with “spirited black comedies, fraught animations and intimate documentaries offers hope for reconciliation.” 8 p.m. doors open, 8:30 p.m. live music starts, 9 p.m. the shows start! Metrotech Commons, outdoors, downtown Brooklyn, 5 MetroTech Center, cost: free! (<span style="color: red;">PLEASE CHECK ROOFTOP FILMS' WS <a href="http://rooftopfilms.com/">HERE</a> IN CASE OF RAIN POSTPONEMENT! SAME GOES FOR SCREENING LISTED BELOW.)</span><br />
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Fireworks and running go together like peanut butter and jelly, right? Well the Free Fireworks Fridays Group Run (FGR), hosted by the Prospect Park Track Club (PPTC) certainly thinks so, with their run tonight! 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., meet in Prospect Park (Park Circle under the Horse Tamer Statues) for a six mile run down Ocean Parkway to Coney Island, hang out afterward for some “beer, singing karaoke, the Cyclone, dancing on the beach!” cost: free! (Please note that this event is repeated on Friday nights during the summer until August 31, 2012.) RSVP required <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/402843873100420/">here</a>! <br />
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And…Travel to France w/o leaving NYC w/the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChelseaTriangleFrenchMarket">Chelsea Triangle French Market</a>, which opens today (and runs thru November) by featuring a wide variety of Frenchified food items, <em>Superman, The Movie”</em> screens for free at dusk as part of <a href="http://www.riverflicks.com/RFkids.html">RiverFlicks for Kids</a> at Hudson River Park’s Pier 46 at Charles Street, <a href="http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/spacefest.aspx"><em>Star Trek</em> screens for free at sunset on the flight deck of the USS Intrepid</a> as part of the Intrepid Summer Movie Series tying in w/the newly-installed Space Shuttle Enterprise exhibit, where you can meet NASA astronauts <span style="color: red;">(SCREENING MOVED TO SATURDAY DUE TO WEATHER),</span> and Rooftop Films has another <a href="http://rooftopfilms.com/2012/schedule/suite-habana/">free screening tonight of <em>Suite Habana</em></a> outdoors at the Queens Museum of Art (remember tonight is Target Free Fridays at the museum)! <br />
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<strong>Saturday July 21, 2012</strong><br />
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Explore the spooky side of the city with Discovery Walking Tours’ Gotham Ghost City at Twilight Walking Tour! “A tour of the historic, infamous and macabre of Greenwich Village history, laced with ghost stories along the way. Stops include Edgar Alan Poe’s home; the hanging elm, a legendary public execution site in New York City; the cemetery at St. Mark’s, and the burial ground at Washington Square. And you thought only subways ran beneath the city streets!” 6 p.m., Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place! Cost: $20!<br />
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Oink, oink baby! “Pig” out at Third Ward’s 5th Annual Pig Roast! 4 a.m. to 11:55 p.m., Thurd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave., cost: free! (BUT RSVP req. <a href="http://www.3rdward.com/rsvp">here</a>!)<br />
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See <em>Salmon Fishing in Yemen</em> at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab today for free! 3 p.m., Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 550 Madison Ave. at 56th St, cost: free!<br />
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Live out your vicarious <em>Ice Princess</em>/<em>Cutting Edge</em>/<em>Ice Castles</em> fantasies at the free Ice Theatre of New York show! The early attendees will even get a free pass to the open skating session after the show. (around 8ish-skate rental still costs $5 tho!) 7 p.m., World Ice Arena in Queens, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, cost: free!<br />
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Even in the Internet Age, zines are flourishing! Celebrate the medium’s survival at Pete’s Mini Zine Fest! Mix and mingle with other zinesters, and cartoonists 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Pete’s Candy Store, 709 Lorimer Street, cost: free!<br />
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It’s not <em>The Artist</em>, (which I highly recommend btw!), but an actual silent movie, <em>Hands Up!</em> is screening as part of "The Silent Clowns Film Series" and dedicated to silent era film star, Raymond Griffith today! As a bonus the library will be screening <em>Dog Shy</em> (1926) with Charley Chase. 2:30 p.m., Library of the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza (near 66th St. 1 stop), cost: free!<br />
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It’s the most fun you’ll have on two wheels! Today is Bike NY Pedal Stops featuring “bike checks safety instruction, ride suggestions, basic bike repair, informal bike skills, NYPD bike ID, and bike rentals through Bike and Roll.” 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., cost: free!<br />
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Relax and unwind after a hard work week with two outdoor concerts this afternoon (Hot Jazz/Cool Garden concert at 2 p.m. <a href="http://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/news/article.php?Summer-with-Satchmo-Concert-Series-2012-99">at the Louis Armstrong House Museum</a>-$15 inc. house tour) , and tonight (New Juilliard Ensemble at MoMA’s Summergarden <a href="http://events.nydailynews.com/new_york_ny/events/show/265452625-new-juilliard-ensemble-at-momas-summergarden">free concert in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden</a> at 8 p.m.; galleries closed during the concert.)<br />
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Get in touch with the hip-hop side of the Bronx on a special Urban Farm Trolley Tour With Hip Hop Perspective of South Bronx! “Meet farmers as they tend to their plots of land, and see chickens that roam freely producing Bronx farm-fresh eggs. The day includes a garden related workshop, healthful lunch, and a fish fry. RSVP required. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Meet at The New York Visitors and Convention Bureau, 810 Seventh Avenue at 52nd Street, Manhattan, cost: $20-inc lunch/fish fry (email bronxfoodsummit@gmail.com or call (718) 817-8026 to reserve your spot on the tour!<br />
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And…<a href="http://www.harlembookfair.com/">The Harlem Book Fair</a>, hits NYC shelves, <a href="http://www.coneyislandfunguide.com/Events/Annual-Sand-Sculpting-Contest-and-Unity-Day-Celebration_7_21_2012-3199.htm">Sculpt sand castles</a> at Coney Island, The New Museum takes to the streets today with its <a href="http://www.newmuseum.org/events/665">New Museum Block Party</a> (inc entertainment and free admission to the museum all day, it’s <a href="http://www.elmuseo.org/en/event/target-free-third-saturdays">Super Sabado at El Museo del Barrio</a>, Watch rare and never-before-seen footage of <a href="http://www.nitehawkcinema.com/movie.php?movie=246">the Muppets, <em>Sesame Street</em>, and other childhood favorites at Nitehawk</a> with special Muppet guests, the 411 is that you can see <em>Clueless</em> as part of the B<a href="http://www.thebellhouseny.com/list_all_shows_inc_press24.php?event_id=3981&event_day=SAT%207/21">ell House’s Party like it's 1999: Clueless in July Edition</a>, and don’t forget <a href="http://www.momaps1.org/warmup/">PS1’s Warm-up </a>is tonight (Queens residents get in free!) <br />
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<strong>Saturday and Sunday July 21 and 22, 2012</strong><br />
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Are you a poet and don’t know it? Perhaps you are and you know it! Either way you should go to The 2nd Annual New York City Poetry Festival! Governors Island, Colonel’s Row, 11 am. to 5 p.m., cost: Day-of tickets: $5 per day! (in case you still don’t know where Gov Island is, you take the ferry from the Gov Is ferry station, right next to the SI Ferry Terminal.)<br />
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Hop on the PATH train for a visit to the Garden State just in time to celebrate St. Ann’s Feast with Discovery Walking Tours in Hoboken! “St. Ann’s Feast comes but once a year. Visit the feast and explore Hoboken – the Square Mile City and “sixth borough” – rich in history, with stops at the homes of Frank Sinatra, photographer artist Alfred Stieglitz, and composer Stephen Foster (Swanee River, Camptown Races) as well as the birthplace of baseball and locations associated with Edgar Allen Poe, Gen. William T. Sherman, Woodrow Wilson, and the film, On the Waterfront. Along the way, sample foods from the Italian district there and visit the Feast of St. Ann.” Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, cost: $26 (inc. food).<br />
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Plus <a href="http://stillspotting.guggenheim.org/visit/staten-island/">Stillspotting nyc: Staten Island</a> continues both days (and next w/e as well!) <br />
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<strong>Sunday July 22, 2012</strong><br />
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Learn all about Prison Ships during the Revolutionary War during a walking tour with the Urban Park Rangers! 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Fort Greene Park Visitor Center Myrtle Ave., De Kalb Ave. bet. Washington Park and St. Edward's St., cost: free!<br />
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Prepare for the long, cold winter ahead (I know it’s hard to imagine in this heat!) by learning how to can tomato sauce! 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (Between 2nd and 3rd streets, Brooklyn, cost: $20 (inc jar to take home)! Participants should bring recipes, your questions and interests, and knife/ cutting board. BSEC will provide the rest. Space is limited, so register <a href="http://skillsharecanningbsec.eventbrite.com/">here</a> now! <br />
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Can women be as funny as men? Or funnier? Decide for yourself at the "Saw Her Stand-Up There" comedy show! 6:30 p.m., Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Ave., Wiiliamsburg, cost: $5!<br />
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Did you know that Jewish people migrated to the UES? This special walking tour is sponsored by the LES Jewish Conservancy. From the conservancy, “Urban historian Barry Feldman will lead us past the Beaux Arts mansions of the Fifth Avenue 'Gold Coast' to the east end at York Avenue. We will discuss the evolution of this significant Jewish community: its prestigious sacred sites - Central and Park East Synagogues & Temple Emanuel; the unique 92nd Street Y, and glamorous architecture. Our conversation will contrast the serenity of life on the tree lined Upper East Side with the tenement and pushcart congested LES.” 10:45 a.m., meet at NW corner of E. 68 St. and Lexington Avenue, cost: $12 in advance, $14 day of tour. Buy tkts <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=kcJjk0qduI-0Wgz4TCcFaCHaPXDJDBE6mMkhpb7BFyJ0SUSlSGmGJwBKJ5W&dispatch=50a222a57771920b6a3d7b606239e4d529b525e0b7e69bf0224adecfb0124e9b61f737ba21b081983375a38b40b7ec79a0179e3b8dcbd5ee">here</a>! <br />
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Get your reggae and cookout all in one day! The event includes Stoli Sno Cones, tacos, and more! Plus live performances by JUDAH and EL! 12 p.m., The Paper Box, 17 Meadow Street, bet. Waterbury and Bogart, cost: free!<br />
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Also tonight…<a href="http://www.brooklynbowl.com/event/124981/">the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra hits Brooklyn Bowl</a>, dance under the stars with <a href="http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/events/series/moondance">Hudson River Park’s Moondance</a> and the Los Hermaes salsa band!<br />
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This w/e marks the last chanc you’ll have to see <a href="http://newyorkclassical.org/whats-playing/">"Twelfth Night" with NY Classical Theater</a> at Battery Park, and Honor what would have been Gene Kelly’s 100th b-day this w/e with Lincoln Center’s <a href="http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/invitation-to-dance-gene-kelly-at-100">Invitation to Dance: Gene Kelly</a> @ 100! <br />
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<strong>Monday July 23, 2012</strong><br />
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It’s no longer Spaghetti Westerns anymore! It’s a perfect marriage of spaghetti and movies at Bar Toto on Monday nights! Tonight’s picture (I love the word picture to describe movies, I think it’s a shame it’s gone out of style.) is <em>Matrimonio all’italiana</em> (<em>Marriage Italian-Style</em>), a 1964 comedy starring Sophia Loren. Spaghetti and meatballs are just $11, plus you get to enjoy the picture! 9 p.m., Bar ToTo, 411 11th St at 6th Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn, cost: buying something off the menu! <br />
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<strong>Tuesday July 24, 2012</strong><br />
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Can you find your match made in wine heaven? You may not find your soulmate, but you may find a wine to keep you busy in the meantime ;-). Intrigued? Fill out this Questionnaire (<a href="http://ww3.efs-survey.com/uc/Grapepointwines">http://ww3.efs-survey.com/uc/Grapepointwines</a>/) to find your perfect wine match. Then come to Grapepoint Wines for a special mixer featuring wine tasting, cheese sampling, and a raffle for your wine match! 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Grapepoint Wines, 155 Norman Ave (corner of Newel Street), Greenpoint, cost: free! <br />
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<br />Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-24077873257920242442012-04-09T07:21:00.005-07:002012-07-26T20:06:30.170-07:00Dr. Who in NYC!Make tracks with the Last of the Time Lords right here in NYC with a<br />
Paley Center screening, an actual Tardis in Brooklyn, and plenty of <em>Dr. Who</em> merchandise near Union Square!<br />
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<strong>Tuesday April 10, 2012</strong><br />
From the Paley Center website:<br />
<strong>"Doctor Who: How It All Began—An Evening with Waris Hussein"</strong>7:00 pm<br />
In-person Waris Hussein, Director, "An Unearthly Child” Moderator: Barnaby Edwards, President, Doctor Who New York.<br />
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Climb into your TARDIS and travel back in time with us to November 23, 1963, to hear all about the making of "An Unearthly Child,” the very first <em>Doctor Who </em>episode ever aired, from the man who brought it to life, director Waris Hussein, who will recall what it was like being part of the creation of television’s longest-running science fiction series. In addition to a discussion and Q&A, the evening will include the screening of the episode, with live commentary provided by Hussein. After the event, the director will participate in an autograph session with attendees. (Autograph Policy: Waris will sign a personal item for $20 each. He will also have pictures available for signing at $20 each, which will be signed for free.)<br />
Tickets on sale now. Co-presented with <a href="http://www.whoyork.com/" target="_blank">Who York</a> and <a href="http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/" target="_blank">New York Comic Con</a> Paley Center, 25 West 52 Street bet Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Cost: Members:$15 General Public: $20, buy tkts <a href="http://www.paleycenter.org/2012-spring-doctor-who">here</a>.<br />
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<strong>Broooklyn Tardis</strong><br />
I hear 'tis bigger on the inside than it is on the outside! The Way Station has apparently installed a Tardis as bathroom in their Brooklyn bar. The bar also hosts screenings and trivia nights perfect for you inner geek (i.e. <em>The Evil Dead</em>.) Follow their <a href="http://waystationbk.blogspot.com/">blog</a> for upcoming events! Obv it's free to use the bathroom, but you may want knock back a drink while you're there! Way Station, 683 Washington Ave., bet Prospect and St. Mark's.<br />
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<strong>Forbidden Planet</strong><br />
Comic book store near Union Square stocked with all things <em>Dr. Who</em>: DVD's, CD's, graphic novels, action figures of various Dr. incarnations as well as villains from the series including daleks, Cybermen, and Weeping Angels prop replicas such as a sonic screwdriver, a mini-Tardis, and a Nano recorder, novelty items such as clocks and web cameras, banks, watches, a Tardis ice bucket, coffee mugs, magazines, and T-shirts with pictures of Daleks and the Tardis on them. Forbidden Planet is located at 840 Broadway and is open:<br />
Sunday<br />
10am - 10pm<br />
Monday<br />
10am - 10pm<br />
Tuesday<br />
10am - 10pm<br />
Wednesday<br />
9am - 12am<br />
Thursday<br />
10am - 12am<br />
Friday<br />
10am - 12am<br />
Saturday<br />
10am - 12am<br />
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<strong>Who York</strong><br />
Obsess over all things Who-verse with fellow fans at events hosted by group Who York. For more info and to join go <a href="http://www.whoyork.com/">here</a>!<br />
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And if you still need more Dr. Who in your life check out the essay collection <em>Chicks dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It</em>. Buy it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chicks-Dig-Time-Lords-Celebration/dp/1935234048">here</a>!Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-79706782524235643152012-07-13T10:23:00.003-07:002012-07-17T12:51:25.885-07:00Cheap and Free NYC Events, July 13-15, 2012, Happy Bastille Day Weekend!<strong>Happy Bastille Day Weekend NYC! Check out all these great cheap and free NYC BastilleDay Weekend Events!</strong><br />
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<strong>Friday July 13, 2012</strong>-Hope you don’t have bad luck today!<br />
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Get an early start on the Bastille Day festivities with a Pre-Bastille Day Wine Tasting! Drink small family estate wines poured by Michel Abood from Vinotas Selections! Mr Wright's Wine and Spirits, 1593 3rd Avenue, cost: free!<br />
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See a performance of "Twelfth Night" performed by New York Classical Theater. Tonight’s performance is dedicated to the residents of Lower Manhattan, 7 p.m., Castle Clinton, Battery Park, cost: free! (after tonight’s performance attend a special after-party at Battery Gardens Restaurant - Beer Garden (children are welcome.)<br />
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“Groovy.” Watch a young Bruce Campbell chase his hand around a cabin in <em>The Evil Dead II</em> at a late night screening tonight, Midnight, Lincoln Center, cost: $8-$13, buy tkts <a href="http://filmlinc.com/pages/tickets?e=5656">here</a>! <br />
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Celebrate the Book Launch and Photography Exhibition: TRUE Hip Hop by Mike Schreiber tonight with a special reception. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Powerhouse Arena, 37 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, cost: free!<br />
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Learn about the Jewish side of France in honor of Bastille Day with writer Toni L. Kamins, author of <em>The Complete Guide to Jewish France</em> including a Kabbalat Shabbat services followed by a pre-Bastille Day celebration featuring wine, French cuisine, and a talk by Kamins. 7:00 p.m., Greenpoint Shul, 108 Noble St., Greenpoint, Brooklyn, cost: $18-$20! <br />
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The <a href="http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/superdupermarket-a-pop-up-in-chelsea">Superdupermarket</a> pop up opens at 410 West 16th Street starts today and runs through Sunday, see <em><a href="http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/Summer-Movie-Series.aspx">Spiderman</a></em> outdoors on the deck of the Intrepid, <em>Persepolis</em> screens tonight at Riverside Park’s Pier I at 70th Street as part of the <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2012/07/13/films-on-the-green-persepolis">Films on the Green series</a>, and <a href="http://lincolncenterfestival.org/index.php/2012-the-clock">Christian Marclay’s <em>The Clock</em></a> goes on view for free at Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium (through Aug. 1)!<br />
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<strong>Saturday July 14, 2012</strong><br />
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Remember that awesome Got Milk? commercial where the guy has a ton of Alexander Hamilton/Aaron Burr stuff around his apartment gets a phone call from a radio contest about the duel, but when he answers Aaron Burr, the announcer can’t understand him cuz he’s just taken a big bite of a peanut butter sandwich? Then when he goes to drink some milk only a few drops come out of the carton? I don’t think it will be anything like that, but Hamilton Grange is hosting a remembrance of the 208th anniversary of the Alexander Hamilton-Aaron Burr duel, 11 a.m., Hamilton Grange, Saint Nicholas Park in Manhattan. It is located at 414 West 141st Street, between Convent Avenue and St. Nicholas Avenue, cost: free! <br />
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Did you know that poetry and architecture mesh? Find out how at the We’re Floating: An Interactive Poetry Walk With Artist and Poet Jon Cotner . “Each hour he leads dialogues with participants while strolling through Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City. The work of Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō is mapped onto the landscape and put into play, bringing everyone closer to this floating world. Jon Cotner is an artist and poet. Recent projects have been celebrated by <em>Bookforum</em>, <em>Good</em>, <em>The New Yorker</em>, and <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>. He is coauthor of <em>Ten Walks/Two Talks</em>, and teaches at the Pratt Institute.” Walks starting at 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Poets House, 10 River Terrace (directions <a href="http://www.poetshouse.org/about/tour-our-space/visiting">here</a>!), cost: free!<br />
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Meow, meow, Ruff, ruff! Join Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters at Broadway Barks (sponsored by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS) and many other Broadway stars as they strive to find homes for the city’s homeless animals. The event will feature “a sampling of pets from several New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies.” 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., (celebrity presentations of pets from citywide animal shelters beginning at 5 p.m.) Shubert Alley, between 44th and 45th Streets, just west of Broadway, cost: free!<br />
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This is your last chance to really immerse yourself in Chinatown with the Museum of the Chinese in the Americas during their "Chinatown: A Walk through History walking tour!" “Uncover the history of one of New York City’s oldest neighborhoods! This walking tour focuses on how everyday buildings and places of historical significance reflect and shape a community from its origins as a Native American village of Werpoes Hill in 1600 to one of the fastest growing immigrant communities of present day New York City. Highlighted sites include the oldest row house in Manhattan, a Catholic church, the oldest general store in Chinatown and a Chinese eatery that catered to the needs of Chinatown’s turn-of-the-century “bachelor society.” 2:30 p.m. meet at museum, 215 Centre Street, (bet Howard & Grand Sts, cost: $15 (does not include museum admission, $7. ) You must buy tkts in advance, buy them <a href="https://mocanyc.obsres.com/SelectDate.aspx">here</a>! <br />
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See both <em>Clueless</em> (12:15 p.m.) and <em>Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol</em> (3 p.m.) at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab today! Sony Wonder Technology Lab, Sony Plaza at 56th Street and Madison Avenue, cost: free! (but RSVP strongly suggested, call (212) 833-8100 to secure your spot!)<br />
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You have your choice of a Rooftop Films Brooklyn double-feature tonight, sorry due to times, you can’t do both! There is <a href="http://rooftopfilms.com/2012/works/the-argentinean-lesson/)%20at%20the%20Old%20American%20Can%20Factory%20($12"><em>THE ARGENTINEAN LESSON</em></a> or <a href="http://rooftopfilms.com/2012/schedule/bound-for-glory"><em>Bound for Glory</em></a>, which honors the life of Woody Guthrie at Coney Island (free!) <br />
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Still need to cram more books into your small studio apartment? Greenlight has you covered! The indie bookstore is hosting a massive sidewalk sale w/tons of carts and shelves stuffed full of bargain books! 12 p.m. Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, cost: pay for the books you buy! <br />
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Dance the day away with free dance lessons in Hudson River Park! 10 a.m., Pier 46, Charles St. and West St., cost: free!<br />
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Also today catch the 4Knots Music Festival at Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport, Water, water everywhere and nary a drop to drink during <a href="http://www.cityofwaterday.org/">City of Water Day</a>, <a href="http://stillspotting.guggenheim.org/">stillspotting nyc</a> starts today on Staten Island, Party with the Skint at their <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelblogs/290/162477/The+Skint%E2%80%99s+Second+Annual+Bastille+Day+Bash?destId=361720">Bastille Day party</a> tonight, catch a performance by <a href="http://www.eventsnewyorkny.com/event/river-to-river-festival-ecstatic-music-a-far-cry-orchestra-oneohtrix-point-never-david-lang-free-live-music">Oneohtrix Point Never, David Lang and A Far Cry Orchestra at the World Financial Center Winter Garden</a>, the <a href="http://www.bricartsmedia.org/performing-arts/celebrate-brooklyn/celebrate-brooklyn-2012-season-at-the-bandshell">R-rated version of Saturday Night Fever</a> complete with a BeeGees tribute band hits Celebrate Brooklyn tonight, and <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">attend the </span><a href="http://bkpretzels.com/"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Brooklyn Pretzel Factory Grand Opening</span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> with a variety of pretzels and other Brooklyn treats such as Nathan’s, <span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Gabila's potato knishes, egg creams made with U-bet syrup and cherry lime rickeys</span>! </span></div>
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<strong>Saturday and Sunday July 14 and 15, 2012</strong><br />
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Just in time for the Bronx Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel! Join Discovery Walking Tours and “stroll through one of the Bronx’s most colorful neighborhoods during its most important time of year – The Bronx Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel -- and discover the history behind its rich ethnic background while sampling some of the community's culinary specialties, from fresh Belmont bread and pizza to cannolli! Stops along the way include Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, the corner where Dion and the Belmonts sang their way to fame; and the Enrico Fermi Cultural Center.” 3:30 p.m., call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, cost: $27, includes food!<br />
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<strong>Sunday July 15, 2012</strong><br />
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Observe Bastille Day with two special celebrations today! One is the French Alliance's official <a href="http://www.fiaf.org/events/spring2012/2012-07-15-bastilleday-new-york-city.shtml">Bastille Day Street Fair on 60th Street</a> between Fifth and Lexington Avenues (12 p.m. to 5 p.m.) or the soiree in Brooklyn featuring North America's largest pétanque tournament at the <a href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/29/24_dh_bastilledaymain_2010_07_16_bk.html">Smith Street Block Party</a> (11 am. to 10 p.m.)! <br />
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Get started on some noshing with the Eldridge Street’s Synagogue’s Lower East Side Nosh and Stroll! "Eat your way through history on this delicious neighborhood walking tour. Once home to the largest Jewish population in the world, the Lower East Side still bears traces of Jewish life from the turn of the last century. Visit synagogues, Yiddish newspaper buildings, socialists hot spots and more while sampling treats from local vendors, including the best pickle shop in New York City.” 11 a.m., For more info and to buy tkts <a href="http://www.eldridgestreet.org/index.php/july">here</a>! <br />
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Do a different kind of noshing at Prospect Park’s Food Truck Festival! 11 am. to 5 p.m., Prospect Park , Grand Army Plaza, cost: free, but pay for what you buy!<br />
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Learn all about Fort Greene from the point of view of the author of “Leaves of Grass” via the Walt Whitman's Fort Greene Tour! “Walk around Fort Greene Park, a greensward that owes its existence in large part to Walt Whitman's editorials written for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and learn about this poet's intimate connection with Brooklyn's first official park. The afternoon includes discussions about the park, its role in the American Revolution and Civil War, the Wallabout Martyrs and the monument dedicated to their memory. New this year, the tour will end at Museum 92 in the Navy yards.” 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., presume you’ll meet somewhere in Fort Greene Park, ask/find out when you RSVP to info@fortgreenepark.org!<br />
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Catch Arlo Guthrie and family performing with family in honor of his dad Woody tonight! 7 p.m., Central Park Summerstage, cost: free! For more info and directions go <a href="http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/calendar/arlo-guthrie-and-friends-3/">here</a>!<br />
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If you haven’t seen “Tales: The Narrative Image, an art installation that will transform downtown windows into a giant architectural storybook,” you should head down to One New York Plaza Art Space (Concourse, Water St. between Whitehall and Broad Streets.) <br />
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All weekend...cheer on Universal as they turn 100 at <a href="http://www.filmforum.org/movies/more/universal_100">Film Forum's Universal 100 </a>series (runs thru Aug 9), worship Grace Kelly at BAM's <a href="http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=4486">Grace Kelly: A Cool Blonde</a> retrospective (thru July 26), and don't get hit by cars at <a href="http://www.shakespeareintheparkinglot.com/">Shakepeare in the Parking Lot's performance of "The Merry Wives of Windsor Towers</a>!"<br />
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<strong>Monday July 16</strong><br />
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The <a href="http://www.92y.org/Uptown/Jazz-in-July.aspx">Jazz in July Festival</a> begins today, <a href="http://nachosny.com/">the GuacRock</a> party is tonight, and play trivia at <a href="http://lastexitbar.com/lastexitbar/index.html">Last Exit Bar</a> at 9 p.m. tonight! <br />
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<strong>Tuesday July 16</strong><br />
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Attend a charity happy hour and mixer, benefiting East Africa Children's Hope, a charity which funds education for some of Eastern Africa's most vulnerable children. Complimentary appetizers and happy hour specials, including $6 martinis. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Ainsworth, 122 W. 26th Street, cost: $20 in advance through the website or $30 day of the event! Buy tkts<a href="http://eastafricachildrenshope.org/events/"> here</a>! <br />
<br />Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-10942254578392085682012-07-06T09:48:00.001-07:002012-07-08T10:01:29.086-07:00Cheap and Free NYC Events, July 6-8, 2012<strong>Friday July 6, 2012</strong><br />
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I don’t know if there will be jelly on-hand at the Happy Hour with Peanut Butter and Co. tonight, but I’m guessing there will be milk-based cocktails to wash down all that peanut butter! 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., The Astor Center, 399 Lafayette St, cost: $10!<br />
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Another Films on the Green movie (<em>Tell No One</em>) screens tonight! 8:30 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. Pier I, Riverside Park, cost: free!<br />
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Hi-yah! Time for Kung Fu Panda 2 as part of the NYC Parks Summer Movie Series! 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Betsy Head Park (Brooklyn), Betsy Head Memorial Playground, cost: free!<br />
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Rooftop Films is honoring the best from the borough that is Brooklyn w/their New York Filmmakers Short Film Program tonight! 8 p.m. doors open, live music at 8:30 p.m., and 9 p.m. the movies start, METROTECH COMMONS, outdoors, downtown Bklyn, 5 MetroTech Center (Please note in the event of inclement weather, the event will be postponed, please check the Rooftop Films website for updates), cost: free!<br />
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"Israel Horovitz One-Acts," plays culled from a half-century’s of the playwright’s work, is runnung through July 15, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., The Flea Theater, 41 White Street (bet. Broadway and Church Streets), cost: $20, buy tkts <a href="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/914953">here</a>! <br />
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The Paley Center’s <a href="http://www.paleycenter.org/p-paley-tv-mixtapes">Summer TV Mixtape series</a> is underway w/their first installment, Summer “Camp,” running through the month of July, The new Ricky Powell photography exhibit opens today and runs through July 14 at the <a href="http://events.nydailynews.com/new_york_ny/venues/show/8328444-klughaus-gallery">Klughaus Gallery</a>, <a href="http://www.movingimage.us/films/2012/07/06/detail/see-it-big-julyseptember-2012/">The Museum of The Moving Image’s “See it Big”</a> series begins today with <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em> (also screening tomorrow) and runs through September 9, 2012 ($12 admission includes museum access reg admission is $10, free on Fridays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.), and <a href="http://pipertheatre.org/performances">“Xanadu,”</a> a play adaption of the cult classic 1980 film starring Olivia Newton-John is playing tonight at Park Slope’s Old Stone House (and upcoming Thursdays and Fridays in July) at 8 p.m. Directions <a href="http://pipertheatre.org/directions">here</a>!<br />
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Dowload the free Nook book <em>Meet the Annas</em> via Barnes and Noble's Free Friday Nook Download! Get the book <a href="http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/The-NOOK-Blog/bg-p/Unbound/label-name/free%20fridays">here</a>!<br />
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<strong>Friday and Saturday July 6 and 7, 2012</strong><br />
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Catch some midnight screenings both nights with <em><a href="http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Films/films_frameset.asp?id=1381">Star Trek Two: The Wrath of Khan</a></em> at Landmark Sunshine, and the classic <em><a href="http://www.nitehawkcinema.com/movie.php?movie=223#rm">Taxi Driver</a> </em>(12:15 a.m.) at Nitehawk!<br />
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<strong>Saturday July 7, 2012</strong><br />
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Be a history detective during a Greenwich Village Scavenger Hunt with Discovery Walking Tours! This new event gives you a chance to “learn its history by teaming up, using a map, and answering questions by deciphering clues on plaques, markers and signs nestled away in the neighborhood’s nooks, crannies and hidden side streets. First to come back with the most correct answers wins!” Cost : $20, call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place!<br />
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Time to update your wardrobe with a good ol’ fashioned clothing swap! Closetraid is the answer to your clothing prayers with their swap today, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Projective Space, 72 Allen St, cost: $5!<br />
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Join the fifth annual Kaleidoscope Renegade Art Parade with a rooftop after-party featuring aerialists, fire-spinning, a big band orchestra, and djs tonight! Meet at 6 p.m., parade starts at 6:30 p.m., 290 Vesey, cost: free!<br />
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Try to beat the heat in Central Park (I know it sounds like an oxymoron), but that’s what Discovery Walking Tours is offering today! “In July 1853, the New York State Legislature approved a bill to designate a park in the middle of Manhattan. Now take this tour to discover Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted’s emerald gem, noting its hidden places and early history, comparing the original intention of the designers with that of the park today. Stops include Strawberry Fields, The Ramble, Literary Walk, The Arsenal, Wagner Cove and Bethesda Fountain.” 1 p.m., Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place! Cost: $20!<br />
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Watch <em>Grease</em> outside as part of Roosevelt Island's Outdoor Summer Movie series! 8 p.m., Roosevelt Island, Southpoint Park, cost: free!<br />
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Today is also <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/first_saturdays.php">free first Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum</a>, <a href="http://museums.bankofamerica.com/">Bank of America cardholders</a> get free admission to a variety of NYC museums inc. the Met, Whitney and New-York Historical Society, MoMA PS 1’s <a href="http://www.momaps1.org/warmup">Warm-Up</a> begins tonight, free performances of <a href="http://pipertheatre.org/performances/island-of-doctor-moreau/">“The Island of Dr. Moreau”</a> are at the Old Stone House (8 p.m., also on the 14, 21) see directions on Friday's listings, Rooftop Films is hosting <a href="http://rooftopfilms.com/2012/schedule/the-madness-of-production/">The Madness of Production Short Film Program</a> tonight, and <a href="http://www.yelp.com/events/manhattan-jaws-the-musical?utm_source=Gothamist+Daily&utm_campaign=07b003ba47-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email">"JAWS the Musical"</a> "resurfaces" tonight as well as tomorrow and next weekend at the Broadway Comedy Club!<br />
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<strong>Saturday and Sunday July 7 and 8, 2012</strong> <br />
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Housing Works is hosting their regular 30% off books, movies, and music sale today! 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Housing Works Bookstore, 126 Crosby Street, cost: pay-for-what-you buy!<br />
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<a href="http://cookoutnyc.com/general-admission-tickets">Cook Out NYC</a> hits Governors Island both days, it is a little costly for the Cheap Cick budget, but does inc food and other activities featuring a kimchi-eating contest!<br />
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<strong>Sunday July 7, 2012</strong><br />
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Learn about Hudson River Park today during the Hudson River Park Wild waterfront walking tour! “Enjoy a meandering waterfront walk while hearing about and viewing the park’s flora and fauna, including some of the 85 different species of birds identified within the park. Peek into the park’s gardens to discover the many different butterflies, dragonflies and other interesting insects. Come to learn about the native plants that continue to grow in unexpected places in and around the river’s edge. Each nature walk is unique and offers a one-of-a-kind treasure hunt-like experience. Nature walks last approximately one hour. Please wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the weather conditions. Participants can expect to walk about 1 ½ - 2 miles. Loud noises and barking tend to startle wildlife and reduce viewing opportunities - please be considerate and leave your dog at home” 9 a.m., Hudson River Park's Pier 40, 353 West Street, cost: free!<br />
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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Grab a spoon and dig in at the Bell House’s Brooklyn Ice Cream Takedown, 2 p.m., Bell House, 149 7th Street, Brooklyn, cost: $15!<br />
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Laugh up a storm w/a comedy show today! 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Central Park at Mineral Springs, cost: free!<br />
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Sit back and relax with the New Juilliard Ensemble at MoMA’s Summergarden outdoor concert series! 8 p.m., (please note galleries are closed dur the concert), MoMA, 53rd bet. 5th and 6th, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, cost: free!<br />
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Joe’s Pub is also hosting a one-night only Broadway benefit tonight titled the “TRL Generation: Broadway Sings the '90s, a benefit for Broadway Impact,” featuring performances by current B’way stars! 7 p.m., Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, cost: $20, buy tkts <a href="http://tickets.joespub.com/production/?perf=18409">here</a>!<br />
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Learn about Jewish Harlem w/a special tour led by urban historian Marty Shore! Visit "the sites of Jewish religious life in the remarkable urban settlement of Harlem, once the second largest Jewish community in the United States. In 1917, it was home to more than 175,000 Jews. Delight in the exteriors of grand synagogues that remind us of Harlem's Jewish past. Including the Ethiopian Hebrew Synagogue called "The Commandment Keepers." You will walk by the former homes of Temple Israel of Harlem, Congregation Shaarei Zedek, The Oheb Zedek Synagogue-home to Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt in the 1910-1920's." 10:45 a.m., meet at NE corner of Adam Clayton Powell Blvd and 125th Street, in front of the statue of Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., cost: Adults: $18; seniors and students: $16, ($2 additional day of tour) buy tkts <a href="http://www.nycjewishtours.org/calendar.htm?utm_source=Gothamist+Daily&utm_campaign=07b003ba47-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email#070812">here</a>!<br />
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Say bonjour to <a href="http://www.frenchrestaurantweek.com/">French Restaurant Week</a>, which starts today and runs through July 15th, <a href="http://cafehabanablog.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/movienight_schedule1.jpg">watch <em>Wayne's World</em></a> at Habana Outpost tonight at 8 p.m., and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1496128299">Celebrate Brooklyn welcomes</a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/sweet-honey-in-the-rock"> Sweet Honey in the Rock</a> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">as part of an Ezra Jack Keats family concert at 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.! </span><br />
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And all weekend long…the <a href="http://www.cbgb.com/festival.php">CBGB Festival</a> is running through Sunday! <br />
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<strong>Monday July 8</strong><br />
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Calling all Bookworms! Tired of watching movies under the Bridge? Check out <a href="http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/events/calendar/books-beneath-bridge">the new Books Beneath the Bridge series</a>, which kicks off tonight! <br />
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<strong>Wednesday July 11</strong><br />
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Actress Amber Tamblyn (<em>127 Hours</em>, <em>House M.D.)</em> and special guest read from the Archives of <em>The Paris Review</em> at the Strand. Wine will also be served. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Strand Bookstore, B’way at 12th, cost: buy a copy of <em>The Paris Review</em> or a $15 Strand gift card! <br />
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<strong>Thursday July 12</strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/summernights?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=SummerNights+Concert+Series&utm_content=07%2F05%2F2012&utm_campaign=July+at+The+Jewish+Museum">The SummerNights Concert Series at the Jewish Museum</a> begins w/live bands, open bar, and free ice cream courtesy of Chozen! <br />
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<br />Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-61785954630222772842012-06-27T20:38:00.002-07:002012-07-04T09:12:21.038-07:00Cheap and Free NYC July 4th Events! Happy Fourth NYC!Think there's nothing going on in NYC on or around the 4th that doesn't cost $100+? Think again, the Cheap Chick has you covered! Here are cheap and free July 4th NYC Events! Happy Fourth of July!<br />
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Look for my regular cheap and free NYC weekend events by Friday afternoon!<br />
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<strong>June 28, 2012</strong><br />
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Get into the spirit of the holiday with wine at the Red, White and Bubbly Independence Day Tasting! “Michel Abood from Vinotas Selections will be pouring 3 deliciously affordable wines: a pink bubbly and a crisp white from the Loire Valley in France and a lovely red from northeastern Spain. Best of all, these wines are all under $20 (heck, the red's under $10!).” 5 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Millesima, 1355 2nd Avenue, cost: free!<br />
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<strong>Tuesday July 3, 2012</strong><br />
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Support Team USA by watching a 6,000-square- foot flag, created by using real Americans’ stories of what the flag means to them, being unfurled! Sponsored by Tide, SMASH star Katherine McPhee will also lend a hand to the festivities, 8 am. to 8 p.m., (Ms. McPhee will make an appearance around noon), Bryant Park, cost: free!<br />
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The exhibit <a href="http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/declaration-independence-stone-engraving">"The Declaration of Independence: The Stone Engraving"</a> opens today at the New York Historical Society (runs through July 15, 2012), <br />
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<strong>Wednesday, July 4, 2012</strong><br />
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Oooh, aaaahh, ohhhhh, watch the Macy’s fireworks over the Hudson River! Fireworks start at 9 p.m., cost: free! <a href="http://newyork.cbslocal.com/top-lists/best-places-to-watch-4th-of-july-fireworks-in-new-york/">Here</a> is a list from CBS featuring the best plaes to watch the event!<br />
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Can you ever really eat enough hot dogs? Find out at the 97th annual Nathan’s Famous hotdog eating contest! 3 p.m., Nathan’s Coney Island, corner of Surf and Stillwell, cost: free!<br />
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Uh-oh looks like Nathan’s may have some competition this year, Crif Dogs is hosting its own first-ever Crif Dog Classic with Takeru Kobayashi! Watch out Nathan’s, they’ve got “live music and celebrity guests” 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Roberta’s, 261 Moore Street, Bushwick, cost: $10, buy tkts <a href="http://crifdogclassic.com/">here</a>! <br />
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Celebrate America in film with all “the diversity, daring, and charm of our country, in a program of short films that is funny, revelatory, dramatic and All-American,” 7 p.m., Socrates Sculpture Park, Vernon Blvd. bet. Broadway and 30 Dr. Queens, cost: free!<br />
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Join Jim Kaplan in the wee hours to learn about New York City’s role in the American Revolution during the 10th Annual Nighttime Walking Tour of Revolutionary War New York sponsored by Fraunces Tavern Museum, 2 a.m. – 6 a.m., assume you meet at the museum, but double-check, 54 Pearl Street, cost: $20, buy tkts <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=-okfUqlsuYTz_BmVqOmfN9jVs7UyNZYsQF442Bz1ETOePKLU49sD8md7MOK&dispatch=50a222a57771920b6a3d7b606239e4d529b525e0b7e69bf0224adecfb0124e9b61f737ba21b081981856b91947e5c600b2b0863f9534cbec">here</a>! <br />
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Still something you need to know about Satchmo? Observe his birthday and take a tour of his house, which includes artifacts, rare recordings, and interesting factoids! Plus free cupcakes for visitors under 12! 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., the guided 40-minute historic house tours start every hour on the hour (last tour of the day starts at 4 p.m.), Louis Armstrong House Museum, 34-56 107th Street, Corona, Queens, cost: $10 (reg admission price)! (*<strong>Cheap Chick Recommends</strong>)<br />
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Get some exercise in before the big show with Discovery Walking Tour’s Pre-Fireworks Presidential Greenwich and Gramercy Park! “A historical walking tour of both neighborhoods, with special stops at places associated with some early presidents, including Lincoln, Roosevelt, FDR, Wilson and Washington. Stops include the Washington Square Arch and Theodore Roosevelt’s birthplace.” 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., (The 5 p.m. tour ends at the drive at 7:30 p.m. in time to secure a spot for fireworks viewing.) Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, cost $20!<br />
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I hear that both the <a href="http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?&agency=CYC_PLAGENCY&pid=7163475">Brooklyn Cyclones</a> and the <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D00489BD5466CEF?artistid=821611&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=10">Staten Island Yankees</a> are playing at in the city today, get $1 beers+$10 Pitchers, beer pong, flip cup, $5 Jager shots, 50 cent wings, and $2 Sliders at Turtle Bay, <a href="http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=10231">Deborah Davis</a> plays the Blue Note, and <a href="http://www.jalopy.biz/performance_show.php?eventid=2645,">the Roots & Ruckus show</a> is playing @ the Jalopy Theater for free!<br />
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Red Hook Lobster Pound marks National Lobster Day on summertime Wednesdays w/a 1.5 lobster, corn, and cole slaw, 12 p.m. – 8 p.m., Red Hook Lobster Pound, 284 Van Brunt Street, cost: $20 for the food described above!<br />
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Learn about America’s humble beginnings as a melting pot with Big Onion’s Immigrant New York walking tour! “This tour explores the experiences of the different immigrant and ethnic populations residing in the Lower East Side from the early 19th century through today. We’ll look at housing, places of worship and street life to see how everyone got along (or didn’t) at different times. Some stops include: the Tweed Courthouse, the African Burial Ground, Five Points, the Bowery, sites associated with Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Jacob Riis, Abraham Cahan, Emma Goldman and many others.” 11 a.m., meet at the SE corner of Broadway and Chambers St., at City Hall Park, cost: $18!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Spend Independence Day jamming to music in Madison Square Park with food and drinks in a special July 4th concert! The line-up includes Spuyten Duyvil, Noam Pikelny and Friends, and The Sweetback Sisters! 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Madison Square Park, cost: free!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Got a hankerin' for some BBQ? The chefs at Five Points are cooking up a storm for the Down and Dirty Low Country Picnic! Menu items include beer, burgers and a low country boil complete with cornbread, spiked watermelon lemonade, South Carolina shrimp and more! No reservations needed, just show up! 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Five Points, 31 Great Jones St. (at Spring St), cost: varies, pay for what you buy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Learn about the bald eagle as our country's patriotic symbol at the program "Eagle as Icon." at the Prospect Park <span class="AWC-1446">Audubon Center at the Boathouse, cost: free! (is primarily aimed at kids, but I think adults might find it interesting as well!) 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Audubon Center, Prospect Park Lincoln Road/Ocean Avenue entrance, </span>cost: free!</span></span><br />
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City Crab is hosting a special 4th of July happy hour for most of the day! There will be half-price beer, wine, cocktails, and appetizers during the day! 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., City Crab, 235 Park Ave. South at 19th Street, cost: varies based on what you order!<br />
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Still want do some BBQ-ing? The Parks Dept. lists all the designated BBQ-ing areas <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/barbecue">here</a>! If you still haven't caught <a href="http://www.filmforum.org/movies/more/funny_face">The Fuuny Face screening at the Film Forum</a>, you can stil catch it today and tomorrow!<br />
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The American Museum of Natural History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, and the Strand are all open today! (The hours may be reduced for the holiday, so double-check websites before you go!)<br />
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Get in the patriotic spirit with an outdoor concert by the Community Wind Ensemble and Concert Band Stars and Stripes Forever Concert conducted by Ray Wheeler at Kingsborough Community College, 8 p.m., 2001 Oriental Blvd at MacKenzie St, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, cost: free!<br />
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<strong>Wednesday July 11, 2012</strong><br />
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Enjoy free post Fouth-fireworks and a Philharmonic concert on the same night! Park vendors will also be on-hand selling snacks and other food! 8 p.m., Prospect Park’s Long Meadow Ballfields, cost: free!<br />
<br />Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-31748023729674665102012-06-29T13:55:00.005-07:002012-06-30T17:50:45.316-07:00Cheap and Free NYC Events, June 29-July 1, 2012<em>Editor's Note: Apologies all for the later than usual posting, was doing some errands in the am to avoid the heat and then this afternoon I was having some Blogger/Internet issues. </em><br />
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<em>Please also enjoymy 4th of July Guide <a href="http://cheapchickinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/06/cheap-and-free-nyc-july-4th-events.html">here</a>!</em><br />
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<strong>Friday June 29, 2012</strong><br />
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Knock back Skinnygirl cocktails for free! 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., West End Wine and Spirits, 33 West End Avenue at 61st St., cost: free!<br />
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It’s time for 2G’s Jumpstart Commission plays (for more info about Jumpstart go <a href="http://www.2g.org/the-jumpstart-commissions">here</a>.) basically they’re new plays by new writers, 7 p.m., ART/NY, 520 Eighth Ave, Bruce Mitchell Rm., bet 36th and 37th Streets, cost: free! (but reservations required. Make them <a href="http://intheworks.2g.org/">here</a>! <br />
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Viva la France! See French films on the green! Tonight’s offering is <em>Donkey Skin</em>, movie starts at 8:30-get there early to grab seats, Tompkins Square Park, Old Bandshell Lawn, cost: free!<br />
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Say Namaste to soundscape yoga during this special session hosted by husband and wife team Camila Celin and Ehren Hanso, who run the Anindo Chatterjee School of Tabla in New York, 6:30-8:30 p.m, Kula Yoga, 28 Warren St bet Church and B’way, 2nd Floor, cost: $18, plus $5 suggested donation to the musician who is performing tonight!<br />
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Get in the right frame of mind for the 2012 London Olympics by watching the horror film <em>Lifeforce</em>! Bonus points if you can spot the pre-TNG Patrick Stewart! Midnight, Film Society of Lincoln Center, cost: $13, buy tkts <a href="http://filmlinc.com/pages/tickets?e=5651">here</a>! <br />
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Also today…see <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/tom-fruins-multi-colored-plexiglass-watertower-glitters-on-a-dumbo-rooftop/">Tom Fruin’s “Watertower”</a> at Brooklyn Bridge Park or Manhattan Bridge Bike Park in DUMBO at night for special shows at 7 p.m., the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/undergroundzero-festival/92161983556">2012 Undergroundzero Festival of Independent Theater</a> begins today and runs thru July 29, 2012, Check out the <a href="http://www.harlemartsfestival.com/">Harlem Arts Festival</a> today and tomorrow, the 11th annual <a href="http://www.subwaycinema.com/nyaff12">New York Asian Film Festival</a> begins today and runs through July 15, tonight is <a href="http://rooftopfilms.com/2012/schedule/new-york-nonfiction-2/">New York Non-Fiction at Rooftop Films</a>, and don’t forget that <a href="http://midsummernightswing.org/">Midsummer Night Swing</a> is ongoing tonght! <br />
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<strong>Saturday June 30, 2012</strong><br />
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Discover the Williamsburg You Never Knew with Discovery Walking Tours! “Once farmland, later laden with breweries and industry, Williamsburg, or “Billyburg” as the natives call it, has emerged as one of Brooklyn’s most popular residential areas and “hot” trend-setting destinations in the art scene. Take a tour through one of New York’s most colorful neighborhoods focusing on the diversity of the area, from the hipster to the Hasidic. Stops include the Bedford Avenue Theatre, where Fanny Brice performed; the world-famous Peter Lugers steakhouse; the landmark Williamsburg Savings Bank; the New England Congregational Church, an anchor for the abolitionist movement; and the Williamsburg Bridge, once the longest suspension bridge in the world. 4:30 p.m., call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, cost: $20!<br />
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Hop in your TARDIS and travel through time and space to the Paley Center where digitally remasterd eps of the long-running series from the 70’s and 80’s are screened today! For those of you “who” think they know the Dr. and his companions well there will be opps to win prizes at this event via trivia, 1 p.m., The Paley Center for Media, 25 West 52 Street (bet. Fifth & Sixth Avenues), cost: included in the reg $10 admission)!<br />
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Create new looks out of your old T-shirts at A Moment of…LOUD: A Fashion Reinvention w/Beau McCall library workshop. This workshop will be led by designer, Beau McCall, who has been featured in Women’s Wear Daily. 2 p.m., Riverside Library, 127 Amsterdam Avenue bet 65th and 66th Streets, cost: free! (participants should bring their favorite large sized T-shirt, a pair of scissors and a seam ripper.)<br />
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Don’t get caught in a web when watching Spidey stunts performed by the stuntman from <em>Spiderman</em>! You can also practice your own Spidey skills w/a special rock climbing wall, learn the truth about those eight-legged creatures, create Spidey-related crafts, and participate in a variety of activities! There will also be giveaways tying in w/the<em> Amazing Spiderman</em> movie! All day (the zoo is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)summer weekends, Bronx Zoo (directions <a href="http://www.bronxzoo.com/plan-your-trip/directions.aspx">here</a>!) cost: $16 (general admission-I believe this is not included I special event pricing, but check when you get there, it could be more than this.) <strong>Cheap Chick Cheap Tip:</strong> Kids in Spiderman costumes get special discount on admission.)<br />
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Cowabunga Dude! Party like a ninja turtle with a special-themed party at Turtle Bay tonight! Enjoy a $20 open bar, $10 for those who dare to dress up as Turtles! Free pizza and prizes will be given out to those with the most knowledge about Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Rafael! 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Turtle Bay, 987 2nd Ave at 52nd Street, cost: $10-$20!<br />
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<a href="http://www.cmog.org/blog/2012/06/27/glasslab-travels-to-governors-island-off-new-york-city/">Glass blowing begins today</a> on Governors Island today (runs thru July 29), the <a href="http://cresthardwareartshow.com/">Crest Fest</a> opens today, get your $1 solid flip-flops today at Old Navy, take a $25-cent ride on the Cyclone in honor of the ride’s 85th anniversary today (first *5 riders on the ride starting at noon get the special anniversary rate) and other festivities, See the <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/prospectpark/events/2012/06/23/lefferts-historic-house-second-floor-tours">second floor of historic homes in Lefferts Gardens</a>, attend <a href="http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/">Sycamore’s pre-Cyclones party tailgate party </a>($25 gets you a plate of food, a pint of Brooklyn, and a ticket (in Sycamore's block), and Shilpa Ray performs a free concert at Shea Stadium tonight! <br />
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<strong>Saturday and Sunday June 30 and July 1, 2012</strong><br />
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Now it’s time to learn about Harlem! Join Discovery Walking Tours “on a walk through one of America’s most prominent African American neighborhoods. Some highlights on the tour include the Apollo Theatre, a showcase for some of America’s top talent; old jazz spots like the Lenox Lounge and Dizzy Gillespie’s home; the Mount Morris Park Historic District, with its magnificent examples of the Harlem brownstone; the site of the assassination attempt on Martin Luther King in the 1950s; The Hotel Theresa, home to the nation’s top African American celebrities, including boxer Joe Louis and blues composer WC Handy; the site of Malcolm X's office, and Bill Clinton’s office where the president and candidate Barack Obama had their summit in 2008.” 1:30 p.m., call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place!<br />
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<strong>Sunday July 1, 2012</strong><br />
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Get a workout with the Urban Girl Squad during their coached run in Central Park! This free event includes a mini-workshop following the run, and a reception w/your fellow runners after the workout! All skill levels and experiences are welcome, so come on out and have some fun! 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., meet at the Athleta Upper East Side, 1517 Third Ave, cost: free (but reserve your space now, <a href="http://urbangirlsquad.com/site/rsvp.php?eventID=297">here</a>)! <br />
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If you’re a punk rock fan you should go watch <em>Rock ‘n’ Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen</em>, a documentary featuring the famous music photographer! 8 p.m., BAM Rose Cinemas, Peter Jay Sharpe Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue, cost: free!<br />
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Dance the night away w/live Flamenco music tonight! 7:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m., 127 MacDougal Street (bet. W. 3rd St. and W 4th St.) cost: free!<br />
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Celebrate Christmas in July with special holiday-themed items at a Housing Works Thrift Store! 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., UES Thrift Shop, Broadway between 96th and 97th streets, cost: pay for what you buy!<br />
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Get your Geek on w/ a cabaret featuring Harry Potter and <em>Dr. Who</em> among other fantasy icons, 8 p.m., Way station, 683 Washington Ave bet Prospect and St. Marks, cost: free!<br />
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Also catch the <a href="http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/calendar/limon-dance-company-with-special-musical-guest-paquito-drivera/">Limon Dance Company</a> at Summerstage tonight, and watch Daniel-san take on Cobra Kai at Habana Outpost’s special <a href="http://cafehabanablog.wordpress.com/events/">Movies Under the Stars</a> series tonight! <br />
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And all weekend long catch the <a href="http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/">Bicycle Film Festival</a>, the <a href="http://www.delclosemarathon.com/dcm14/">Del Close Comedy Improv Marathon</a> is happening, in celebration of <em>The Amazing Spiderman</em> the Paley Center is screening special TV versions of the superhero through July 1, <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/AstoriaPark/events/2012/06/30/astoria-park-festival">the Astoria Park Festival is ongoing</a>, <a href="http://www.nrhss.org/">the Fourth Annual North River Historic Ship Festival</a> runs through Sunday, catch <a href="http://www.nitehawkcinema.com/movie.php?movie=218">Dark Crystal (Jim Henson) at Nighthawk</a>, the Museum of the Moving Image's <a href="http://www.movingimage.us/films/2012/06/02/detail/paramount-in-the-1970s">“Paramount in the 1970s”</a> series ends Sunday!, and <em><a href="http://www.filmforum.org/movies/more/funny_face">Funny Face</a></em> starring Audrey Hepburn runs at the Film Forum thru July 5! (Isaac Mizrahi intros 7/2, 9:20 screening)! <br />
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Looking ahead…Special screening of <a href="http://cheapchickinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/06/cheap-and-free-nyc-july-4th-events.html"><em>Ghostbusters</em> on Monday July 2nd</a> , on the beach at Coney Island, and if you’re still in need 4th of July plans check out my listing of <a href="http://cheapchickinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/06/cheap-and-free-nyc-july-4th-events.html">cheap and free NYC Independence Day activities</a>! <br />
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<br />Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-54604380078937485952012-06-22T09:13:00.001-07:002012-06-23T08:27:47.312-07:00Cheap and Free NYC Events, June 22-24, 2012-Happy Gay Pride Weekend!<strong>June 22, 2012 </strong><br />
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Fall in love with Rooftop Films all over again with the org’s Romance Weekend! Tonight the spotlight is on “Is it Love?” Romance Shorts! Doors open at 8 p.m., film begins @ 9 p.m., after-party to follow, Open Road Rooftop, 350 Grand Street, LES, cost: $12, buy tkts <a href="http://rooftopfilms.ticketleap.com/rooftop-films-is-it-love/">here</a>! <br />
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See Richard Pryor live in concert (via film silly!) on a restored 35mm print! @ Lincoln Center tonight! Midnight, Francesca Beale Theater at Lincoln Center, cost: $13! For more info and to buy tkts go <a href="http://www.filmlinc.com/films/on-sale/richard-pryor-live-in-concert">here</a>!<br />
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Caling all vegans! Mascha Artz reads from her new tome, VEGAN NY, 7 p.m., Blustockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St, cost: $5 suggested donation!<br />
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Scour the shelves for book bargains @ the TASCHEN warehouse sale with books marked @ 50%-75% off! Sale lasts all weekend, but starts today! 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., 107 Greene Street, cost: pay for items you buy!<br />
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Is a relationship really like a shark? I think it is..Watch <em>Annie Hall</em> on the big screen in a new 35mm print at the Film Forum, varous times, buy tkts <a href="http://www.filmforum.org/movies/more/annie_hall">here</a>! (through June 28, 2012.<br />
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<em><a href="http://invisiblewarmovie.com/">The Invisible War</a></em>, a doc about rape in the U.S. military, also opens today, <a href="http://bococaartsfestival.com/">The BoCoCa Arts Festival</a> starts today and runs through June 30th, The <a href="http://www.photovillenyc.org/about.html">Photoville photo village</a> in Brooklyn Bridge Park begins today and runs through through July 1, The <a href="http://www.seaportmusicfestival.com/">Seaport Music Festival</a> begins today and runs through July 14, Keb’ Mo’ and Natalia Zukerman play a free show at the Prospect Park Bandshell for <a href="http://www.bricartsmedia.org/performing-arts/celebrate-brooklyn/celebrate-brooklyn-2012-season-at-the-bandshell">Celebrate Brooklyn</a>, <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">and Dances of Vice is throwing a <a href="http://www.eventbee.com/v/rockabillynightmarket">Rockabilly night</a> this evening! </span><br />
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<strong>Friday and Saturday June 22 and 23, 2012</strong><br />
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Relive those glorious VCR-days w/a screening of <em>Dazed and Confused</em>! Sponsored by BBQ Films and Scout Mob, this event will feature the screening, one Sixpoint Craft Can (pint), popcorn and other munchies, $3 drinks, movie characters roving around, movie-inspired classic cars from Bel-Air Automotive and shenanigans, and giveaways from Golden Age of the Music Video! 8 p.m. doors/drinks, 9 p.m./film, Windmill Studios, 287 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg, cost: $22, buy tkts <a href="https://secure.scoutmob.com/new-york/hand-picked/bbq-films-party-at-the-moon-tower">here</a>! <br />
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<strong>Saturday June 23, 2012</strong><br />
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Spice up your weekend with Adventures NYC today! Presented by <em>Backpacker Magazine</em> and The North Face, featured events include The North Face Passport Program, the UBC Rock Climbing Zone, the Vermont Adventure Center, Cabot Community Tour, health and fitness clinics, the REI® Adventure Zone, kayaking zone, bike helmet giveaway, courtesy of NYC DOT, outdoor gear exhibits, free bike valet parking, mountain bike expo, and live music and entertainment! 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Central Park, Bandshell Area, cost: free!<br />
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Be “shore” to swim your way over to the 30th Annual Coney Island Mermaid Day Parade! 2 p.m. The parade will start at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue and end @ At West 15th Street, in Coney Island, cost: free to attend, $10-$100 to participate!<br />
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Where is Mary Poppins when you need her? Maybe you’ll catch a glimpse of her @ the Brooklyn Kite Festival! 10:00am - 2:00pm, Brooklyn Bridge Park, cost: free! (Kites will be available for purchase on site, or bring your own.)<br />
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Today is also the grand opening of the Brooklyn Swirl, a new frozen yogurt place! 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.: There will be music, fun, and face painting for the kids. 6 p.m.-10 p.m.: All are welcome to stay and enjoy the yogurt, crepes and coffee, Brooklyn Swirl, 445 Marcus Garvey, cost: free! (except if you buy anything.)<br />
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Silent films get live-action musical treatment as the Red Hook Ramblers fuse themselves with pictures including Buster Keaton's <em>One Week</em>, Harold Lloyd's <em>Bliss</em>, and Harry Langdon's <em>Saturday Afternoon</em>. The band will accompany the films and then play a short set after the last movie. 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, 315 Columbia Street bet. Hamilton/Woodhull Street Brooklyn, NY, cost: $10!<br />
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Ladies, get ready to drool! Hugh Jackman is hosting the TropFest short film festival! 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., Bryant Park, cost: free! (BUT attendees are encouraged to reserve their free tkts on the film fest’s <a href="http://tropfest.com/ny/">website</a>, and are encouraged to snag their seats in the park <em>early</em>!) <br />
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<a href="http://www.statenislandarts.org/blog/lumen/">The Lumen Festival</a> hits Staten Island! <a href="http://www.ediblemanhattan.com/events/eat-drink-local-week">Eat Drink Local Week</a> begins (through June 30), <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">a new Farmer’s Market opens @ Socrates Sculpture Park as part of <a href="http://www.socratessculpturepark.org/programs/healthyliving.php">GrowNYC Greenmarket</a>,</span> <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">catch</span> <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2012/06/23/summer-on-the-hudson-presents-schwinn-us-weeklys-bikein">Schwinn and <em>Us Weekly</em> Bike-In Movie Night screening </a>of <em>Puss N’Boots</em>, with special guest appearance by <em>Dancing</em> Star Derek Hough, </span></span>watch <a href="http://rooftopfilms.com/2012/schedule/gayby/"><em>Gayby</em> with Rooftop</a> tonight, and Lo and Astro perform a free show at the Prospect Park Bandshell for <a href="http://www.bricartsmedia.org/performing-arts/celebrate-brooklyn/celebrate-brooklyn-2012-season-at-the-bandshell">Celebrate Brooklyn</a>!<br />
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<strong>Saturday and Sunday June 23 and 24, 2012</strong><br />
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Learn about Manhattan and Governors Island during the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War with Discovery Walking Tours! “First a walk through Lower Manhattan with stops associated with all three wars, ending with a free option to Gov Island, once a secluded military installation. Stops include sites associated with Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, The 1863 Draft Riots, the grave of 1812 hero James Lawrence, a War of 1812 fort and a Confederate prison camp.” Sat., June 23 at 11:45 a.m. Cost: $20!<br />
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See tomorrow’s OBIE and TONY-award-winning playwrights today with The Jumpstart Commissions Festival! On Sat., June 23rd at 7 p.m. and Sun., June 24th at 3 p.m., ART/NY, 520 Eighth Ave, Bruce Mitchell Rm, bet. 37th and 36th St, cost: free, but reserve tkts <a href="http://intheworks.2g.org/">here</a>! <br />
The Boomerang Theatre Company begins free performances of “Hamlet” in Central Park at 77th Street and Central Park West and the <a href="http://www.renegadecraft.com/brooklyn">Renegade Craft Fair</a> takes place! <br />
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<strong>Sunday June 24, 2012</strong><br />
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Still have that blank piece of paper or blinking cursor staring you in the face? Then break that writer’s block with the NYWC’s the 7th Annual Write-A-Thon! “Attend free inspiring workshops, compete for prizes, and commune with fellow writers. The event will benefit the NY Writers Coalition, which is celebrating 10 years of leading writing workshops in underserved communities throughout the city.” 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mark Morris Dance Center, cost: reg price $150, BUT if you can scramble for sponsors-think friends w/deep pockets :-) you can participate for “free”($150 min.)! Ira Glass of “This American Life” fame will also be making an appearance as part of the day’s festivities!<br />
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Something’s fishy here…go saltwater fishing (catch-and-release) in the East River. “Experienced Rangers teach the ethics of fishing and the ecology of our waterways on every fishing program. Whether you chose to grab a simple bamboo pole at a quiet lake, or join more advanced salt water or fly fishing programs, the rangers have a program that fits your skill level. Families and children ages eight years and older are welcome to participate in our fishing programs. Participation in a mandatory safety review lead by a trained ranger is required. All equipment is provided. Most fishing programs are first-come, first-served. 11 a.m., East River Esplanade, E 96th Street and East River Drive, cost: free!<br />
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And…today the <a href="http://newamsterdammarket.org/">New Amsterdam Market</a> is cheese-themed, and if you didn’t get enough cheese @ the New Amsterdam Market, then head to <a href="http://www.stinkybklyn.com/">Stinkfest 2012</a> in Brooklyn, combine caffeine and cocktails @ <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">the second annual <a href="http://coffeecocktailmashup.eventbrite.com/">Coffee-Cocktail Mash-Up</a></span></span>, and <a href="http://punkisland2012.webs.com/">punk music</a> takes over Governors Island!<br />
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All weekend long… enjoy Le Grand Continental™ by Sylvain Émard Danse as part of the <a href="http://rivertorivernyc.com/events/le-grand-continental%E2%84%A2">River to River Festival</a>, <a href="http://www.nycpride.org/events">Gay Pride Events</a> are ongoing w/the parade on Sunday, and and this is the last w/e to catch <a href="http://newyorkclassical.org/">“Twelfth Night”</a> for free in Central Park!<br />
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Mon June 25... <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nelson George is sharing from his new novel <a href="http://www.akashicbooks.com/plotagainsthiphop.htm"><em>The Plot Against Hip-Hop</em></a> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">and his documentary <em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1601463/">Brooklyn Boheme</a></em> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">in a special benefit for PS 11, a public school in Brooklyn. The evening will also include readings by Brooklyn authors Victoria Brown and Tai Allen, 7 p.m., </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Brooklyn Moon, 745 Fulton Street (bet Elliot Place and S. Oxford), Fort Greene, cost $20, buy tkts <a href="https://ps11.ejoinme.org/?tabid=387211">here</a>!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Times;">On Wed, June 27...enjoy <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><a href="http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=4259&utm">Get It Out There: Comedy by BAM and IFC</a></span>! </span></span></span><br />
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<strong>Friday June 15, 2012</strong><br />
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You’ll have to grab some Floo powder or get your Apparition license to attend Epic Win’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Ass-kaboom, 9:30 p.m., Tada Theater, 15 W. 28th St. bet Broadway & 5th Ave. cost: $15, buy tkts <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/e/250680">here</a>! <br />
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Rooftop Films brings the glitz and glamour of the Sundance Film Festival to the Big Apple when they screen Sundance Film Festival Shorts tonight. Doors open @ 8 p.m., with live music @ 8:30 p.m., and the films start screening@ 9 p.m., Open Road Rooftop, 350 Grand Street, LES, cost: $12, buy tkts <a href="http://rooftopfilms.ticketleap.com/rooftop-films-sundance-shorts/?utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http%3a%2f%2frooftopfilms.ticketleap.com%2frooftop-films-sundance-shorts%2f&utm_campaign=Kid-Thing+Tonight+in+Williamsburg">here</a>! <br />
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<em>War of the Buttons</em> screens tonight as part of the Films on the Green series, sponsored by the French Embassy in NYC. All films begin around 8:30 p.m., Washington Square Park, cost: free!<br />
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Learn how to improve your photography skills with this class taught by Brooklyn Creative! 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., Brooklyn Creative, 33 Washington Street, cost: $5!<br />
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Today is the last day to partake in the <a href="http://www.tourdefrancenyc.com/">Bouillabaisse Festival</a> at participating NYC restaurants! <br />
Don’t forget the Coney Island fireworks start up again tonight for the summer, there are a few days left to participate in the <a href="http://www.arcmusic.org/begin.html">Sizzlin' Summer Record + CD Sale 2012</a>, which ends on Sunday, and there is another free <a href="http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/geri-allen-carrie-mae-weems-slow-fade-to-black">Celebrate Brooklyn</a> concert tonight!<br />
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<strong>Saturday June 16, 2012</strong><br />
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All aboard for Oyster Craziness 3.0! 2p.m. to 5 p.m., Brooklyn Oenology, 85 North 3rd Street, Suite 106. cost: $1 an oyster!<br />
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Join Municipal Walking Tours as they explore el barrio! “Join Luke Nephew, artist, educator and co-founder of the community-based arts collective The Peace Poets, for a tour of El Barrio Today Arts Cluster, a coalition of East Harlem organizations who have joined forces to raise awareness about the cultural richness of El Barrio. Come explore the neighborhood. Vibrant public art, beautiful community gardens, rich cultural organizations and one of a kind stores make East Harlem an unique place in New York. Highlights include the Graffiti Wall of Fame, Julia de Burgos Boulevard, local murals and much more.” 2 p.m., Meeting place revealed after RSVP, Cost: $20, Please purchase tickets online <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/masnyc/site/Ecommerce/1474987236?store_id=1221">here</a> or call (212) 935-2075, Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.!<br />
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Celebrate the Sixties on Broadway as the delightful songstress Jenny Lynn Stewart and her accompanist William Lewis perform songs from popular musicals of the decade including: "Hello Dolly," "Mame," "Camelot," "Fiddler on the Roof," and others! 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium, 1 Lincoln Plaza, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, free!<br />
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Traverse Union Sq. with dad today as part of iAdventure’s first ever Father’s Day Scavenger Hunt and Dunk Your Dad BBQ After Party! After all that running around, rest your feet at the after-party with BBQ food, Dunk Your Dad in our Dunk Tank and "Dad Challenges!" The scavenger hunt winners will also be announced and given a prize! 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sidebar, 118 East 15th Street @ Irving Place, cost is $25, BUT inc -Scavenger Hunt Participation, one burger OR hot dog with a side of fries, one ice cream bar, unlimited soft drinks, and one beer for Dad! Scavenger hunt teams can consist of up to six people. Buy tkts <a href="https://www.localwineevents.com/tickets/i_want/427673/fathers-day-scavenger-hunt-and-dunk-your-dad-bbq-after-party">here</a>! <br />
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<a href="http://www.redhookpride.org/">Red Hook Pride Events</a> will be happening all day today throughout the neighborhood! the streets in Billy-Burg become more bike and pedestrian-friendly with <a href="http://www.williamsburgwalks.org/">Williamsburg Walks</a> today, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1711998&l=089807fb2e&id=223640880982291">the Atlantic Avenue Extravaganza</a> is happening today! <br />
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<strong>Saturday and Sunday June 16 and 17, 2012</strong><br />
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Get “crafty” w/the American Crafts Festival at Lincoln Center! Saturday: Noon-9 p.m., Sunday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. cost: free to attend, pay for what you buy! <br />
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Charleston it up with the <a href="http://www.dreamlandorchestra.com/calendar.php">Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party</a>, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Governors Island, cost: $15 online <a href="http://www.eventbee.com/v/lawnparty">here</a> or @ the door! <br />
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Observe Father’s Day with walking tours hosted by Discovery Walking Tours! “Two tours for the price of one for Father’s Day Weekend. First a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to discuss its creation and history. Then a tour of sites in Brooklyn Heights associated with the Dodgers, including Duke Snider’s home and where Jackie Robinson was signed.” 2 p.m. both days, Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place. Cost: $20!<br />
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Help Dad feel like a child again with a bowl of sugary cereal and Sat morning cartoons! Nighthawk is hosting "Spoons Toons and Booze" with a special Father’s Day theme incorporating cartoons from the 40’s to the 90’s, so there will be something for all dads! Both days will also feature contests, drink and food specials! 12 p.m., Nighthawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg, cost: $11 for adults, $9 for seniors, buy tkts <a href="http://348.formovietickets.com/Tickets.ASP?WCI=buyticket&Page=PickTickets&Title=SPOONS%2C+TOONS+AND+BOOZE&ShowTime=20120617120000&Auditorium=2">here</a>! <br />
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Plus <a href="http://theseedexperience.com/">The Seed, “a vegan experience"</a> will be happening, $20/day or $30 for two days (inc an appearance by the <em>Bust</em> Craftacular!) <br />
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<strong>Sunday June 17, 2012</strong><br />
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The Municipal Arts Society takes on pre-Stonewall Greenwich Village! ”From the drag balls at Webster Hall to the lesbian owned haunts of Macdougal Street to the clubs featuring "Pansy Acts" to the slummers who would comb the Village to ogle the "fairies and dykes" cavorting openly in public, Greenwich Village was a major center of LGBT life almost half a century before the Stonewall rebellion. Join urbanist Laurence Frommer for a walk through pre-Stonewall life as embodied in NYC's quintessential enclave for those escaping the restrictions of mainstream society. Everyone is welcome!” 2 p.m., Meeting place revealed after RSVP, cost: $20, buy tkt <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/masnyc/site/Ecommerce/808686040?store_id=1221">here</a>! <br />
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Bring in some noise to your life with today’s 12-hour Bang on a Can Marathon! 12 p.m., World Financial Center, 220 Vesey Street (between North End Ave. and West St.), cost: free!<br />
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Park yourself in Prospect Park for today’s Food Truck Rally! Vendors include Luke's Lobster, Mudtruck, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, and Wafels & Dinges, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Prospect Park Grand Army Plaza, cost: free to attend, pay-for-what-you buy!<br />
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Join Tony-nominated artist Elizabeth Swados for "Jewish Books Cooking," which uses well-known Jewish-themed children’s books to create an original production For more information go <a href="http://www.jewishbookscooking.org/">here</a>! , 1 p.m., Bryant Park Carousel, 40th Street bet Fifth and Sixth Avenues, cost: free!<br />
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Catch up on <em>Breaking Bad</em> before the fifth season starts! Brooklyn Winery is playing episodes from the fourth season starting tonight w/the first four episodes from the fourth season! They will also screen the fifth season premiiere on July 15, 2012, 7 p.m., Brooklyn Winery, 213 North 8th Street, cost: free!<br />
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Take Dad on a Nosh Walk with the Big Onion The Annual Fathers Day Multi-Ethnic Eating Tour! "This tour combines the history of the diverse Lower East Side with a series of small food sampling, or “noshing” stops from local shops and markets. The main focus of our tour is the history of the multi-ethnic Lower East Side emphasizing the neighborhoods of the Jewish East Side, Little Italy and Chinatown. During the course of our walk we will sample about 10 different items, representing the Dominican, Jewish, Italian, and Chinese communities of the Lower East Side. Most of these items are vegetarian or dairy. All food sampling will be done outdoors and we do not include restaurants on our tour. Our “noshing” tour uses the markets & shops to highlight the history and this walk should not be considered a meal.” 1 p.m., meet @ SW corner of Delancey and Essex Streets, in front of the American Choice Deli/Chase Bank, cost $23 (inc food), Big Onion requests reservations for this tour, so pls send your name, date you wish to attend, and number of people in your party to info@bigonion.com. They will confirm via email.<br />
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Also today…Dads get a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/store/brooklyn/restaurant">free breakfast at IKEA</a>, half-price beers for Dads today at <a href="http://www.dukesnyc.com/">Duke’s</a>, there’s catfish carryout esp for dads @ the Beer Table (reserve your box lunch in advance <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3692111204/es2?srnk=93">here</a>, there is a <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/events/fathers-day-concert-with-randy-weston">Father’s Day Concert with Randy Weston</a> presented by MoCADA, and <a href="http://wordoncolumbiastreet.blogspot.com/2012/05/red-hook-jazz-festival-june-10-and-17.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheWordOnColumbiaStreet+%28The+Word+on+Columbia+Street%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">The Red Hook Jazz Festival</a> is happening today ($10 sugg. donation), a giant <a href="http://www.housingworks.org/events/detail/clmp-presents-the-giant-lit-mag-fair">Lit mag Fair</a> at Housing Works Bookstore sponsored by CLMP, MillionTreesNYC is hosting a free <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2012/06/17/mothers-day-free-tree-care-flower-planting-workshop">Tree Care and Flower Planting event</a>, and there <span style="font-family: inherit;">is a special</span> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_612871693">Father's Day </a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2012/06/17/fathers-day-singalong-at-lefferts-historic-house">Sing-A-Long at Lefferts Historic House</a> with <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Rory Dineen </span>as well!</span><br />
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If you still have not bught a Father's Day gift, here are <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/store/brooklyn/restaurant">suggestions from the Strand</a>!<br />
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Also happening all w/e long is the <a href="http://pipertheatre.org/performances/piper-plays-smart-plays-for-young-actors-one-act-festival/">Smart Plays Festival</a> (thru July 20, 2012) with tkts only $20 at the door! Presented by Piper Theatre Productions, to benefit the Piper Education Program, Old Stone House in Washington Park in Brooklyn. At the performance on July 11, the audience will vote on their favorite one-act and the winner will receive a $500 prize, the <a href="http://ff.hrw.org/">Human Rights Watch Film Festival</a> at Lincoln Center (through June 28, 2012), and the <a href="http://www.northsidefestival.com/">Northside Festival</a> is running thru the 21st!<br />
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Looking Forward…The Ensemble Studio Theater’s wrap-up of its <a href="http://ensemblestudiotheatre.org/now-playing/current-productions/bloodworks-2012">Youngblood Bloodworks Play Series</a> is this week, starting on Monday, free! <br />
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Don’t miss <a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2012/06/malaysian_resta.php">Malaysian Restaurant Week</a>, June 18 – 24. "This means you get to try some delicious Malaysian food at great prices! A three-course prix fixe menu is only $20.12 at nine different restaurants around the city, with some participating restaurants in NJ and CT!"<br />
<br />Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-21132791775413500292012-06-13T20:17:00.002-07:002012-06-13T20:17:48.208-07:00Tom Sachs: Space Program Mars (on View until June 17, 2012)Travel through space to Mars via the latest Tom Sachs installation SPACE PROGRAM, which takes visitors on a trip to Mars all in the Park Avenue Armory’s 55,000-square-foot drill hall. Your journey begins with the option of viewing five short films in Cinema 5, which has been installed as part of the exhibition and gives you the chance to be “indoctrinated” into the installation's space program, by completing a series of tasks (including watching all five films) while visiting the exhibit, as well as taking a series of written and oral tests. Fear not, however, getting indoctrinated is purely optional, and you don’t need to do so to enjoy the exhibit. I was crunched for time, so I chose not to be “indoctrinated,” but did view one of the short films, <em>A Love Letter to Plywood</em>, featuring a material used heavily in Sachs’ projects, including SPACE PROGRAM. During the film I learned some interesting factoids about plywood, such as there one correct way to sand plywood and you cannot drill plywood.<br />
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Once you leave the cinema, you enter the large main room of the Armory which is set up on one side with white folding chairs arranged bleacher-style inscribed in with the words NASA on them in red lettering-a nice touch I thought. Bright red plywood throughout the room simulates the rocky Mars landscape.<br />
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As you make your way into the exhibit, you’ll find whimsical objects including a conveyer belt with nuts and stuffed socks (of nuts perhaps?) and a sign reading “Hot Nuts.” Another unique object that caught my attention was Darth Vader robot made with a black fridge with a note attached to the front saying ‘Don’t drink mini-Buds,’ and a bunch of mini-Buds stored below.<br />
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Sachs also constructed items relating to training for space exploration. In the Special Effects part of the exhibit, there are four sections: Rescue, Parachute, Launch, and Ignition. In the Rescue section of the exhibit, a rescue is simulated, in which a helicopter moves from left to right, picking up a capsule from water and putting it on an aircraft carrier. When this is shown on a monitor, you get the illusion of a rescue. In Parachute, a painted blue sky and monitor give the illusion of delivering a space capsule back to Earth. Launch recreates a rocket blasting off in a haze of fog and smoke. Finally in Ignition, fire comes out of a propane tank. At a nearby replica of a NASA control center (tho I don’t think NASA control centers have quirky ‘Applause’ and ‘Quiet Please’ signs adorning their walls…) the special effects were shown on a variety of TV monitors replicating actual rocket launches and rescues. <br />
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Another area of the Armory is dominated by a re-creation of a Mars Rover. There is also a greenhouse where the astronauts would grow things, a Japanese-inspired teahouse where astronauts would drink tea and Everclear, a model of a LEM (Lunar Excursion Module), a machine that was built for the lander portion of the Apollo mission to them oon, in which the spacecraft takes crew members to the moon’s surface, and an EDL (Entry, Descent, and Landing) device that lowers down to Mars’ surface to cut into rock and collect samples to bring back to the space shuttle. Additionally there were pieces constructed where astronauts could keep in shape with punching bags, all types of balls, barbells, and even skateboards as well as a Repair Station equipped with all the tools needed on another planet, and a Mobile Quarantine Facility created from a 1970s Winnebago.<br />
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The space station atmosphere is completed by Sachs’ studio staff, who have donned NASA shirts (and I’m told that they have ridden skateboards and bikes in order to discuss the exhibit with visitors), but alas, I did not witness these spectacles during my recent visit, though they were very helpful in explaining all aspects of the exhibit.<br />
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<em>“Tom Sachs: Space Program: Mars” runs through June 17 at the Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, at 67th Street, (212) 933-5812, tomsachsmars.com.</em><br />
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<br />Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-90493901470236689462012-06-08T12:56:00.003-07:002012-06-09T07:53:18.076-07:00Cheap and Free NYC Weekend Events, June 8-10, 2012<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Editor's Note:</strong> Dear all, apologies for the non-blog last w/e. I was out-of-town, and had pre-scheduled a blog to post, but unfortunately, <em><strong>Blogger</strong></em> dropped the ball, and the post did not publish as planned. I do hope to make it up to you all in the next week with some new long-form entries, as well as fabulous new weekend event picks next week! In the meantime, please do enjoy these <strong><em>very</em></strong> abbreviated w/e NYC event picks and check me out on Twitter for some addt'l Sat and Sun NYC weekend events!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday June 8, 2012</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Catch the Inflatable Sculpture Show (free) 7-9 p.m., 3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave., free (w/RSVP) <a href="http://www.3rdward.com/events/">here</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">See the classic May-October romance <em>Harold and Maude</em> as part of the <a href="http://www.movingimage.us/films/2012/06/02/detail/paramount-in-the-1970s/">Museum of the Moving Image's Paramount in the 1970's series</a>, $12 or free w/museum admission! Remember the museum is free on Fridays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., movie starts @ 7 p.m.!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Watch shows as part of Lincoln Center's <a href="http://lct.org/index_lct3.htm">LCT3 Festival</a>! (Begins today through July 15th!) All tkts are $20!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Rooftop Films is screening <em>Fat Kid Rules the World,</em> Matthew Lillard's full-length feature film debut tonight w/a Q&A and free post-screening after party! Doors open @ 8 p.m., more deets <a href="http://rooftopfilms.com/2012/schedule/fat-kid-rules-the-world/">here</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Celebrate all-things Prince @ <a href="http://www.brooklynbowl.com/event/97621/">the Erotic City Tribute</a> to Prince @ the Brooklyn Bowl tonight @ 11:30 p.m.! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And finally Films on the Green screens <em>The Snows of Kilimanjaro</em> @ Washington Square Park! Movie begins @ 8:30 p.m.!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Samba with Stella and Beebe, the Prospect Park zoo's talented sea lions as they jam out with </span><a href="http://www.prospectparkzoo.com/plan-your-trip/events-calendar/sea-lion-samba.aspx"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Samba New York</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">! Free w/zoo admission! Noon and 2 p.m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sip your way to summer w/Union Square Wines and Spirits' La Vie en Rose Tasting! 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., 140 Fourth Avenue, free!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BE A HISTORY DETECTIVE: THE GREENWICH VILAGE SCAVENGER HUNT– (with Discovery Walking Tours) "And now for something completely different. Instead of being led through the Village, this time discover its history by teaming up,using a map and deciphering clues on your way through the nooks and crannies and hidden sidestreets of the Village. First to come back with the most correct answers wins!" 5:15 p.m., call 212-465-3331, $20!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pie in the Sky! Time for the </span><a href="http://www.thebrooklynkitchen.com/web-store/index.php?product=6-09+Daisy+Flour+Pie+Contest&c=1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daisy Flour Pie Contest</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> @ Smorgasburg today! 2 p.m.! Proceeds to benefit the Greenpoint Soup Kitchen!</span><br />
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<strong>Saturday and Sunday June 9 and 10th, 2012</strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discover Fort Greene! "Who knew that Fort Greene would be the home to a Pulitzer Prize winning poet, a stop on the Underground Railroad, the Brooklyn Academy of Music , and one of the largest internments of Revolutionary War heroes?" Find out more w/Discovery Walking Tours! Sat: 2:30 p.m. and Sunday @ 2 p.m., Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The </span><a href="http://figmentproject.org/2010/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Figment Art Festival</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (complete w/mini-golf!) takes place on Governors Island this w/e!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eat your heart out w/the </span><a href="http://bigapplebbq.org/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big Apple BBQ</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Madison Square Park!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The </span><a href="http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/carousel100"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prospect Park Carousel turns 100</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> today! Mark the occasion with free rides, and cake, as well as games, crafts and other activities</span>!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jazz it up w/the </span><a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2012/06/10/5th-annual-red-hook-jazz-festival?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekend+Update%2c+June+8-10"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5th Annual Red Hook Jazz Festival</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> today @ 1 p.m., at the Urban Meadow(President St. and Van Brunt Streets), free! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get your yolk on w/the </span><a href="http://www.eldridgestreet.org/index.php/june"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Egg Rolls and Egg Cream</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Festival starting at 12 p.m. and running to 4 p.m., on the LES!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also happening all w/e (and beyond) is the </span><a href="http://www.queerny.org/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Queer New York International Festival</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and the </span><a href="http://www.madmuseum.org/series/vhs"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VHS exhibition</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> at the Museum of Arts and Design!</span><br />
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</div>Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-48290276647997605742012-05-31T20:00:00.000-07:002012-06-08T11:27:34.768-07:00NYC Cheap and Free Weekend Events, June 1-3, 2012<strong>Friday June 1, 2012</strong><br />
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Relive Prohibition (tho seriously would anyone want to?) w/the “Satan’s Seat”: New York During Prohibition Walking Tour! “Created in conjunction with WNET New York Public Media, a walking tour based on the 2011 Ken Burn’s documentary “Prohibition.” On our walk we will discuss and explore the history, politics, culture and speakeasies of New York in the Roaring ‘20s – one of the most volatile eras in American history. Stops could include: John McGurk’s “Suicide Hall”, The Black Swan, Chumley’s and sites associated with Margaret Sanger, Al Jolson, Carrie Nation, and Fiorello LaGuardia. 2 p.m., meet @ the NE corner of Bowery & Houston, in front of the iron-fenced community garden. Cost: $18!<br />
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Take “baby steps” to the Roosevelt Avenue Midnight Street Food Crawl - YELP EDITION! This food tour, which actually begins at 8 p.m., will be led by Jeff O! of Double X-Gold Elite. The tour will hit “some of the best Mexican and Ecuadorian food in the city” as you walk from Jackson Heights to Corona. 8 p.m. meet @ Maravillas for Mexican beer and karaoke, 37-64 90th St., Jackson Heights, (718) 507-5678, cost: free to go, pay-for-what-you-eat! <br />
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Hawkeye and science? Alan Alda will be making an appearance at the Paley Center as part of the World Science Festival with his program: Alan Alda’s Burning Question: What Is a Flame? in which he will discuss the “Flame Challenge, a worldwide contest that asked scientists to explain a flame in terms that would engage an eleven-year-old. 6,000 eleven-year-olds judged the entries—you will see the finalists' entries at the event—but their responses provide lessons for scientists communicating with audiences of any age. We will discuss innovative techniques pioneered by the Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, where scientists are learning communication skills as a fundamental part of their science education,” 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., The Paley Center for Media, 25 West 52 Street (between Fifth & Sixth Avenues), cost: $15, buy tkts <a href="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9685778">here</a>! <br />
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The classic summer event <a href="http://www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?article5171">Films on the Green</a> featuring French films begins tonight w/ <em>OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies!</em> Film starts @ dusk (about 8:30 p.m., Central Park, Cedar Hill at 79th Street and 5th Avenue, cost: free!<br />
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Plus “the play’s the thing” w/the start of <a href="http://newyorkclassical.org/whats-playing">NY Classical Theater’s summer season</a> (began Thurs May 31, 2012 and runs to July22, 2012 at Central Park and Battery Park) featuring “Twelfth Night,” the 19th Annual <a href="http://www.nycgo.com/events/19th-annual-red-hook-fest">Red Hook Fest</a> happens today and tomorrow, and it’s <a href="http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/64/node/150144">Free First Fridays at the Schomburg</a> Center for Research in Black Culture from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />
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<strong>Saturday June 2, 2012</strong><br />
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Don’t go into the water! Or at least be careful doing so with the Paley Center’s advanced screening of <em>Jersey Shore Shark Attack: A Paley Center and Syfy Viewing Party</em>! The event includes a screening of the film with Jeff Schenk, Producer, Richard Gnolfo, Writer, and Michael Ciminera, Writer on-hand! There will also be trivia, prizes, and refreshments! 7 p.m. Paley Center for Media, 25 West 52 Street (between Fifth & Sixth Avenues,, cost: $15 for non-members, $10 students/seniors! Buy tkts <a href="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9683805">here</a>! <br />
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Is storytelling a lost art? Find out at the Bodega Monthly, a regular open mic storytelling event for local writers, poets, and artists held the first Saturday of the month! , 7 p.m., The Bodega, 24 Saint Nicholas Avenue, free!<br />
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Go to a massive garage sale @ the Epic DUMBO Stoop Sale! Secondhand, gently used items of all kinds will be available and the organizers are partnering will be partnering with Krrb “a safe place to buy, sell, trade and give to your neighbors locally and in-person” (they’ll have a preview on their site of stoop sale items before today! 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Under The Archway (assume they mean the Brooklyn Bridge?) In DUMBO, (take the F to York Street, or the A, C to High Street) cost: free to attend, bring some extra cash to buy stuff!<br />
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Want to see the history of Coney Island in exhibit photographs? The "Abe Feinstein: 50 Years of Coney Island Photography” exhibit opens today and runs thru July 1, 2012, 12:00 p.m. – 6 p.m., Coney Island History Project, West 12th Street at the entrance to Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, cost: free!<br />
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Hey y’all travel down South w/o leaving NYC at the3rd Annual Crawfish Boil w/the Abita Brewing Company! There will be plenty of crawfish on the boil as well as music and beer! 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sycamore Bar, 1118 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn, cost: $25 (inc. lg bucket of crawfish, and a pint of beer) After the event it’s $5 beers the rest of the day!<br />
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Get you geek on with the World Science Festival’s Fifth Anniversary party at Galapagos! “Strip away the trimmings of a traditional science presentation, add cocktails and an intimate lounge setting, and you have WSF Spotlight. This year’s series provides an unobstructed glimpse into the minds of some of the most inventive thinkers. Experiments gone wrong. Happy accidents. Ah-ha moments. Every innovation or scientific breakthrough has a story. Join us as we trace some of the unlikely, entertaining and enlightening paths to discovery.” Doors open @ 6:30 p.m., party starts @ 7:30 p.m., Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main St, DUMBO (F to York Street, A,C High St), cost: $20! Buy tkts <a href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4627035">here</a>! <br />
Help your weekend hit a high note when the Brooklyn Community Chorus Presents: "From Mozart to Madonna performance! 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Congregation Beth Elohims Sanctuary, 8th Avenue and Garfield Place in Park Slope, Brooklyn, cost: $10!<br />
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Don’t forget, it’s <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/first_saturdays.php">free First Saturdays </a>@ the Brooklyn Museum today!<br />
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<strong>Saturday and Sunday June 2 and 3, 2012</strong><br />
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Celebrate the High Line’s b-day w/Discovery Walking Tours! “Walk through the gritty but hip Meatpacking District with a stop along the High Line – the former elevated rail, now a public park. Other stops include the Titanic Memorial Arch, the R and L restaurant, and sites associated with Alexander Hamilton and Herman Melville.” 2:15 p.m., call 212-465-3331 for meeting time and reservations. cost: $20!<br />
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Bank of America cardholders get free museum admission all weekend at seven spots including the Met, Whitney and New-York Historical Society, and take 30% off Housing Works’ already discounted products!<br />
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<strong>Sunday June 3, 2012</strong><br />
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If you didn’t make it to the 30% off sale at Housing Works or are perhaps looking for a better bargain, the go to the Housing Works Open Air Street Fair, where EVERYTHING (Books, DVDs, CDs) are just $1! There will also be clothes from the thrift shops, food, and music to round out the day! Being outside, browsing $1 books, I can’t think of a better way to spend a summer afternoon…10 a.m. to ?-no end time on ws, tho guessing 5 or 6 p.m., Housing Works Bookstore, 126 Crosby Street, cost: free to go, bring plenty of $1 bills for all the items you plan to buy!<br />
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Let’s get Quzzical at the big Quiz Thing’s Tenth Anniversary Quiz Show Marathon! The show runs 10 hours, and features a $1000 grand prize for the winning team! Other prizes will be offered as well as entertainment in-between quizzes and the whole event will culminate in a six-way finale at the end to determine the grand prize winners! 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street, cost: $20 in advance, $22 at the door! Buy advance tkts <a href="http://www.92y.org/tribeca/tickets/production.aspx?pid=83047&utm_source=92YTRI_HP&utm_medium=fractal_bigquiz_042612&utm_campaign=Tribeca_Theater">here</a>! <br />
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No doubt dating has provided us w/some of life’s most awkward moments! Now you get to laugh at them (if you haven’t already) at the Hookups and Hang-Ups comedy Show! 7 p.m., Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex (312 West 36th Street), cost: $10!<br />
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All hail the Promised Land at the Israel Parade! 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fifth Ave., 57 - 74 Sts., cost: free!<br />
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And all weekend long…<a href="http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/">the Brooklyn Film Festival</a> is happening (through June 10), <a href="http://www.howlfestival.com/">the Howl! Festival</a> hits Tompkins Square Park (through June 3), <a href="http://artsinbushwick.org/">the Bushwick Open Studios Festival</a> is happening this w/e, the free <a href="http://www.chelseapiers.com/srFigureComps.htm">26th Annual ISI Team Figure Skating Competition</a> at Chelsea Piers (through June 3), the <a href="http://redhawkcouncil.org/powwows">Gateway to Nations Redhawk Pow Wow</a> is happening in Bklyn, and check out more World Science Festival events going on all weekend <a href="http://worldsciencefestival.com/">here</a>! <br />
Looking ahead…<a href="http://www.shakespeareinthepark.org/about.aspx">the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park’s</a> production of “As You Like It” is starting on Tuesday June 5, 2012 (thru June 30, 2012) Remember it’s free as long as you and your friends don’t mind waiting in a long-ass line! <br />
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<br />Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-43146645495609375342012-05-24T21:12:00.002-07:002012-05-27T10:39:37.887-07:00Cheap and Free NYC Events, Happy Memorial Day Weekend! May 25-28, 2012<strong>Friday May 25, 2012</strong><br />
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Don’t lose that lovin’ feeling as you watch <em>Top Gun</em> screen on an actual battleship! How apropos! Doors open @ 7:30 p.m., movie begins @ sunset, The Intrepid Battleship, West side of Manhattan on Pier 86, 12th Ave. and 46th Street, free!<br />
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See the ”evil side of animation” at Rooftop Films’ Dark ‘Toons movie night, music provided by Softspot and after-party @ R Bar (218 Bowery @ Rivington), Open Road Rooftop, LES, 350 Grand Street, Go here for complete listing of flicks and to buy tkts in advance go <a href="http://rooftopfilms.com/2012/schedule/dark-toons-2/">here</a>, cost: $12 online or at the door!<br />
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Who will make it to Coney Island first? The Gramercy Riffs or the Warriors? Find out @ the midnight showing of <em>The Warriors</em>, Midnight, IFC Center, Sixth Avenue at West Third Street, cost: $13, buy tkts <a href="http://www.movietickets.com/pre_purchase.asp?house_id=9598&movie_id=17697&rdate=05/25/2012">here</a>! Repeats Sat and Sun @ midnight as well!<br />
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<strong>Saturday June 26, 2012</strong><br />
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Sayonara sake @ the Union Square Wines and Spirits Sake to Me Tasting! Travel around Japan by sampling a variety of the fermented rice drink! 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Union Sq. Wines and Spirits, 140 Fourth Avenue, cost: free!<br />
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Aw shucks! It’s time for $1 oysters Redux! 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Brooklyn Oenology, 209 Wythe Avenue, cost: $1/oyster +drink specials<br />
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Dig into Chinatown with the Museum of the Chinese in the Americas From Coffee Houses to Banquet Halls Walking Tour. Explore the Chinatown as it was when it catered to the turn-of-the-century "bachelor society,” and as it grew to encompass Chinese restaurants and a variety of food customs. 1 p.m., meet at the Museum of the Chinese in the Americas, 215 Centre Street between Howard and Grand Streets) cost: $12 students/seniors, $15 adults! (repeats on the third Sat of the month thru the summer.) Buy tkts <a href="https://mocanyc.obsres.com/Info.aspx?EventID=3">here</a>! <br />
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Time travel to Midlevel times w/o entering the chain restaurant @ the3rd Annual Pentecost Festival! Once celebrated by the knights of the round table today you can chomp down on giant turkey legs, watch sword fights, drink up mead and beer, and watch Medieval-themed movies! 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., The Drink, cost: free, but RSVP <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/317502574993508/">here</a>! <br />
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Get intimate w/the bike in your life @ the Brooklyn Bicycle Fetish Day today! The day’s festivities are v. bike-centric and will feature Biking activities, bike competitions, and bike rides. There will also be bicycle advocacy groups on-hand, a BBQ grill for tasty treats, local artists selling their goods, and a bike contest w/various categories inc. Vintage, Mutant, and family! 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., City Reliquary, Havemeyer Street between Hope and Grand. cost: free!<br />
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Ever wandered through all eight miles of the Strand? Then you’ll never know what you’ll find in the stacks…until now that is! Join other bibliophiles as you participate in the Strand’s Treasure Hunt today! There will be five treasures hidden in the bookstore and you must solve the clues in order to claim the prizes. Clues have been appearing on the store’s FB page since Monday May 21, 2012 (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/strandbookstore">here</a>), and live updates will be posted on FB and Twitter pages , and in the store as the hunt progresses and items are claimed. 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., (you can start your hunt anytime during the day, but keep in mind that there are only five treasures and once they’re claimed, the items are gone! Strand Bookstore, B’way and 12th, cost: free!<br />
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Plus <a href="http://www.govisland.com/">Governors Island</a> opens for the season today as do the city’s public beaches, and <a href="http://www.downtownboathouse.org/kayaking.html">w/e and holiday kayaking</a>! Plus the <a href="http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=41">DanceAfrica Bazaar</a> starts today and runs thru Monday, and get $1 smoothies and frappes @ Burger King (thru Mon!)<br />
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<strong>Saturday and Sunday May 26 and 27, 2012</strong><br />
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Don your shades and slouchy hat for Discovery Walking Tours’ Famous Movie Sites of the UES Walking Tour. “Nearly 20 famous film locales will be spotted including the <em>Breakfast at Tiffany's</em> townhouse, a James Bond getaway scene, the site of Marilyn Monroe's subway grate pose, the <em>Midnight Cowboy</em> apartment, and locations from <em>Mad Men</em> and two Woody Allen films.” 1 p.m. Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting location, cost: $20!<br />
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Join the revolution as Discovery Walking Tours takes on the Brooklyn Bridge, the War of 1812, The American Revolution, and The Civil War with thir walking tour today.”For Memorial Weekend, a walk across the bridge to discuss the layout of the Battle of Brooklyn and a walk with stops associated with all three wars, including places connected to Lincoln, Walt Whitman, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Castle Clinton, and 1812 Naval hero James Lawrence.” 3:30 p.m., Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting location, cost: $18!<br />
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Plus picnic up a storm at the <a href="http://5boropicnyc.com/">Governors Island 5 Boro Picnyc</a>! The cheap seats are $25, but include beer, food sampling, and music! 11:30 am. to 4:30 p.m., buy tkts <a href="http://5boropicnyc.com/tickets">here</a>!<br />
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<strong>Sunday May 27, 2012</strong><br />
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Get truckin’ down to the Food Truck Festival @ Prospect Park, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Prospect Park Grand Army Plaza, free!<br />
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Walk with the undead at the <a href="http://nyczombiecrawl.com/news">Brooklyn Zombie Crawl</a>! / <br />
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<strong>Monday May 28, 2012, Happy Memorial Day 2012!</strong><br />
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Enjoy the free annual NY Philhamonic Memorial Day concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, conducted by Alan Gilbert, 8 p.m., 112th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, one block east of Broadway, free, but ticketed. Tickets will be handed out at the church at 6:15 p.m.<br />
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Vote on the best storyteller in all the land during the Moth Story Slam! 7 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. stories begin, The Bitter End, 147 Bleecker Street, cost: A limited number of presale tickets will be available for $16, buy tkts <a href="http://themoth.org/events?month=5">here</a>! Otherwise $8 at the door! <br />
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<a href="http://www.wavehill.org/">Wave Hill</a> and <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">the Met</a> are both observing holiday Mondays and are open today!<br />
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Take 30% off already discounted books, DVDs, and CDs at Housing Works Bookstore today! 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., HW Bookstore, 126 Crosby St.!<br />
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Remember the reason behind the three-day weekend with the Big Onion Memorial Day: Revolutionary New York Walking tour. “A special holiday tour of Lower Manhattan visiting sites associated with our nation’s War of Independence and New York’s role in the early Republic. Unlike Philadelphia or Boston, New York’s Revolutionary Era is hidden behind modern buildings and obscure signs. We’ll uncover layers of history to reveal the Patriot/Loyalist conflict within New York as the nation was only beginning to develop. We’ll visit the site where the Declaration of Independence was first read to a New York audience, we’ll see the graves of Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery and first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, the site of President George Washington’s Inaugural Address, Fraunces Tavern and the target of the Stamp Act mob in Bowling Green.” 2 p.m., meet @ Broadway and Murray Street, at the gated entrance to City Hall Park, cost: $18! <br />
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Catch a free Memorial Day concert performed by the ISO Symphonic Band in Green-Wood Cemetery! The group will play songs by composers buried in the Brooklyn cemetery. 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Directions <a href="http://www.green-wood.com/hours-directions-rules/">here</a>, cost: free, but reservations required, make them <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2926630631/es1?srnk=119!">here</a>!<br />
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And finally it wouldn’t be Memorial Day w/o BBQ, so if you didn’t make it out to Governors Island Saturday or Sunday, or are still craving that smoky flavor head to <a href="http://www.huckleberrybar.com/">Huckleberry Bar’s 6th Annual Memorial Day BBQ & Garden Party</a> or grab Beats and BBQ at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/lp-and-harmony-brooklyn">LP N’ Harmony! </a><br />
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Also…<a href="http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net/les.htm">The 17th Annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts</a> is happening Friday, Saturday, and Sunday this w/e, Quiet please! Enjoy silent films during the <a href="http://www.quadcinema.com/coming-soon">Quad Cinema Classics Program</a> program (thru May 31st,), <a href="http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/past-and-prologue-the-films-of-ridley-scott">Lincoln Center honors the works of Ridley Scott</a> by screening his films (thru June 3), $13/tkt or $10 if you create your own double feature, and Anchors aweigh, be sure to welcome sailors to the Big Apple during <a href="http://www.fleetweeknewyork.com/">Fleet Week</a>!<br />
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<br />Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-76174106149118998582012-05-18T10:12:00.000-07:002012-05-21T05:52:14.932-07:00Cheap and Free NYC Weekend Events, May 18-20, 2012<strong>Friday May 18, 2012</strong><br />
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Who knew games=art? Find out more at tonight’s MOMA lecture: "Contemporary Art Forum: Critical Play—The Game as an Art Form!" 6 p.m., MOMA, 11 West 53rd Street, Theater Three (The Celeste Bartos Theater), mezzanine, The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building, $10, For more info and to buy tkts go <a href="http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/events/13986">here</a>! <br />
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Art meets wine or wine meets art at the Michael Katz Art Preview Party and Wine Reception! 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Serendipity Wines and Spirits, 1585 1st Ave (between 82nd and 83rd Sts.), free! (the artist himself will also be on-hand)<br />
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Veg out with the all-vegan Veggie Prom tonight! Snack on vegan goodies including desserts and snacks. Plus get your pic taken in a photo booth and win prizes for the most creative costume! Fontana’s, 105 Eldridge Street, cost: $10 in advance, $15 @ the door to benefit Mercy for Animals, buy tkts <a href="http://veggieconquest.com/veggieprom/">here</a>!<br />
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Shuffle, ball, change at the Fourth Annual Tap Extravaganza in Queens! 8 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Boulevard (at the corner of Linden Place) cost: $10 students/all others $20, buy tkts <a href="https://www.choicesecure03.net/mainapp/eventschedule.aspx?clientid=flushing&prod=SW1220">here</a>! <br />
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Pump up the volume with the Harlem Dances “Groove with Me” a free performance offered as part of the Summer on the Hudson Program, West Harlem Piers Park, W. 125 Street, cost: free!<br />
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Also today…Free museum admission as part of <a href="http://galleristny.com/2012/05/16/international-museum-day">Int’l Museum Day</a>, get the “write” stuff w/<a href="http://nywriterscoalition.org/">free writing workshops all day</a>! (Reservations required) and <a href="http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=4266!">free jazz at BAMCafe</a>! <br />
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<strong>Saturday May 19, 2012</strong><br />
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Moms of the NYC-area unite at the 9th Annual Mamapalooza! This free outdoor festival will fearure art, mom bands, a Gymboree Play Tent, environmental info, food, vendors, and interactive activities! 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Riverside Park, W. 68th and the River, cost: free!<br />
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Hook up w/orgs in need @ the N. Brooklyn Volunteer Fair, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., McCarren Park Farmer’s Market, N. 12 St., Lorimer St., Manhattan Ave. bet. Bayard St. and Berry St., cost: free!<br />
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Bookworms of the world unite for Boek Dag (Book Day) at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, Brooklyn’s oldest historic house! This event is not just for kids, tho while there will be children’s authors such as Melanie Hope Greenberg and Laura Lee Gulledge on-hand as well as a crafts table for the young folk ther will also be activities for the adults in attendance. Adult authors such as Eliot Glazer and Hilary Davidson will lend a hand to the festivities! Plus fun for all ages includes a book swap, and a book cover-inspired photo booth! Feed your stomach (not your mind!) with tacos and sliders from Mike and Willie's food truck! 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wyckoff Farmhouse, Directions <a href="http://www.wyckoffassociation.org/visit/index.html">here</a>, cost: free! <br />
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If you’re not tuckered out by the day’s activities, then head to a nighttime literary event in Bklyn, the Lit Crawl! More info and deets <a href="http://litcrawl.org/nyc">here</a>! <br />
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“The cheese is old and moldy,” (bonus points if you get the movie reference!) Hopefully there won’t be any mold on the cheese at the Cheeses of France Pop-up Café hosted by former <em>Top Chef</em> contestant Ash Fulk, who will prepare "Frenchified" American fare incorporating cheese, such as grilled cheese, macaroni and cheese, and dumplings. Plus Krai, an international sculptor will create a masterpiece out of cheese! 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Circle in the Square Theater, 159 Bleecker Street, cost: free!<br />
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Show your appreciation for city parks during “It’s My Park Day” at Prospect Park! “volunteers will be outfitted around New York City with paint brushes, brooms, shovels, rakes, and trash grabbers. Even with the mild winter, Prospect Park's trees still need plenty of care. Your helping hands will tend to a variety of spring cleaning projects such as: painting, weeding, litter patrol, path sweeping, and more!” This event will happen rain or shine, cost: free, but registration is required, as of this posting there were only 11 slots available, so go <a href="http://www.prospectpark.org/volunteer/volunteer-events-its-my-park-spring?utm_source=It%27s+My+Park+Day+Spring+2012&utm_campaign=It%27s+My+Park+Day+Spring+2012&utm_medium=email">here</a> and see if there are any openings left! <br />
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Go Asian for the day at the Paley Center’s screening of the original 1955 "NBC Opera Theatre: Madame Butterfly<em>."</em> Q and A with Elaine Malbin, Soprano ("Cio-Cio-San") who played the title role to follow screening! 2 p.m. Paley Center for Media, 25 West 52 Street, cost: free w/museum admission ($10)!<br />
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Take in free screenings of doc <em>Vanishing of the Bees</em> (12:15 p.m.) and <em>Men in Black</em> (3 p.m.) at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab, Sony Plaza at 56th Street and Madison Ave., free, but reservations rec, call (212) 833-8100 and select option 3 to save your seat!<br />
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Plus go fly a kite at the free rain-or-shine <a href="http://www.socratessculpturepark.org/programs/kiteflight.php">Kite Flight at the Socrates Sculpture Park</a> from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />
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<strong>Saturday May 19 and Sunday May 20, 2012</strong><br />
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Celebrate the Brooklyn Bridge’s birthday with Discovery Walking Tours “by walking its length and learning its history, pausing for birthday egg creams, spinach pie and baklava in Brooklyn Hts and Cobble Hill. Stops there include Plymouth Church, the homes of Arthur Miller and Truman Capote, and the birthplace of Churchill’s mother." 2 p.m., Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, cost: $27 (includes food)!<br />
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Trek to Queens for the <a href="http://www.licartsopen.org/">LIC open Studios</a> w/e! <br />
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Go the opposite direction for the shearing of the sheep at the <a href="http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/75284">Fleece Festival in Prospect Park</a>! <br />
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Get some religion in your life by visiting NYC’s sacred sites during The New York Landmarks Conservancy’s <a href="http://www.nylandmarks.org/events/lectures_and_other_events/sacred_sites_open_house_may_19-20_-_visitors_welcome/">Sacred Sites Open House</a>!<br />
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And eat your heart out @ <a href="http://www.ninthavenuefoodfestival.com/">The 9th Ave Int’l Food Festival</a>!<br />
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<strong>Sunday May 21, 2012</strong><br />
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Join the LES Jewish Conservancy for their popular Lower East Side Then and Now Walking Tour! "Visit active, landmark synagogues founded by 19th century immigrants. Tour the Bialystoker Synagogue, the largest active orthodox congregation on the Lower East Side today; the exterior of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol - former home of the largest Russian-Jewish orthodox congregation in the United States; and Kehila Kedosha Janina, the only Romaniote (Greek heritage) synagogue in the Western Hemisphere. Tour Historic East Broadway, featuring Shteibl Row, settlement houses, Seward Park, Strauss Square, and more.” 11 a.m., Meet at the LESJC Kling and Niman Family Visitor Center, 400 Grand Street (between Clinton Street and Suffolk Street)! Cost: Adults $18 (in advance,+$2 day of tour) Buy tkts <a href="http://nycjewishtours.org/calendar.htm#052012">here</a>! Please note the tour will not be stopping for lunch, so feel free to bring a beverage and snack to "<em>nosh"</em> on during the tour!<br />
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Plus the <a href="http://www.marblecemetery.org/">New York Marble Cemetery</a>, will be open to the public today from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., the <a href="http://www.coneyislandfunguide.com/Events/TheOldeTimeConeyIslandStrongmanSpectacular_05_20_2012-3256.htm">The Coney Island Olde Time Strongman Spectacular</a> is happening, and celebrate all things Polenta at the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_260613810">Festival di Polenta!</a> <br />
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Go out of this world with Tom Sachs: <a href="http://www.armoryonpark.org/">Space Program: Mars exhibit</a> at the Park Avenue Armory, (thru June 17, 2012), enjoy "world wide fun" with events happening in conjunction w/<a href="https://www.internetweekny.com/">Internet Week</a> (thru June 21, is a picture really worth a 1000 words? Find out at the New York Photo Festival (thru June 20th,) Celebrate <a href="http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=41">DanceAfrica</a> with BAM, <a href="http://www.nycpopfest.org/">the NYC Popfest</a> is a four day festival that takes place at multiple venues across the city (May 17-20,) <a href="http://www.brooklynfolkfest.com/">The Brooklyn Folk Festival</a> is going on (thru May 20), and the <a href="http://www.nyctattooconvention.com/">NYC Tattoo Convention</a> is in town!Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-87774580411897424722012-05-11T10:41:00.000-07:002012-05-11T12:40:08.384-07:00Cheap and Free NYC Weekend Events, May 11-13, 2012! Happy Mother's Day!<strong>Friday May 11, 2012</strong><br />
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Watch out for swan dresses at Björkestra (björk’s music set to a live 18-piece orchestra! This event is part of Travis Sullivan’s monthly residency at Shapeshifter. 8 p.m., Shapeshifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Place, Park Slope/Gowanus), cost: $10 nets you two sets of the Icelandic artist’s music!<br />
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Meet Lizz Winstead, co-creator of the Daily Show at BookCourt as she reads from her essay collection Lizz Free or Die, 7 p.m., BookCourt Bookstore, 163 Court Street, Cobble Hill, cost: free! <br />
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What do the bard and Prohibition have in common? The latest incarnation of “Twelfth Night” from the Random Access Theatre Company, which takes place during the 1920’s. This 90-minute romp is directed by Laurence Lesher and features saxpphone music. The company consists of eight actors, with one actor playing the twin leads Viola and Sebastian. Tonight is the opening night gala benefit performance when $30 also gets you a sneak peek of the show as well as an open bar! 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. GrindSpace Loft, 419 Park Ave South, cost: $30, Buy tkts <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2741482849">here</a>! (Note: Normally the Cheap Chick would not endorse such a $$ event, but I thought you could drink your money’s worth. Don’t despair however, after tonight’s performance the play will be making its way thru the parks for free!)<br />
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Friday May 11th: Grind Space, 419 Park Avenue South, 2nd Floor – 8 p.m.<br />
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Saturday May 12th: Fort Greene Park, Monument 2 p.m.<br />
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Saturday May 12th: Astoria Park, Below the Tri-Boro Bridge, 6 p.m.<br />
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Sunday May 13th: Astoria Park, Below the Tri-Boro Bridge, 2 p.m.<br />
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Sunday May 13th: Fort Greene Park, Monument 6 p.m.<br />
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See A.J. Jacobs at Word Bookstore as he discusses his new book <em>Drop Dead Healthy</em>, in which he strives to be “the healthiest person on earth.” He’ll be joined by <em>Happiness Project</em> author Gretchen Rubin, 7 p.m., Word Bookstore, 126 Franklin St. Bklyn, free!<br />
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Also get down and get funky with DanceAfrica, BAM and the FAB Alliance during free <a href="http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=4273">FAB Fridays</a>!<br />
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<strong>Saturday May 12, 2012</strong><br />
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Embrace Asian-American culture at the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Festival! Drumming, Lion dancing, Asian traditional folk arts, and martial arts demos will be part of the festivities! Mr. Eric Adams, New York State Senator; Mr. John Liu, Comptroller, City of New York, and Mr. Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President will also be on-hand. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Water St and Anchorage Pl., DUMBO, (take the A,C to High Street or the F to York St.), free! <br />
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Choo-Choo! Amtrak is hosting National Train Day! Today’s festivities include “live entertainment, interactive and educational activities about how trains have transformed America and will continue to do so in the future with high speed rail, as well as, fun activities for the entire family.” 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Grand Central Terminal, 87 E 42nd St, cost: free!<br />
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You won’t see Jamie Foxx at this event, but perhaps you’ll see some folks wearing dark glasses at the Wonder-Full: A Tribute To the Wonder of Stevie event w/ DJ Spinna! 10 p.m., Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St., cost: $20, buy tkts <a href="http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/3304">here</a>!<br />
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Foodies unite at the Brooklyn Food Conference! This event features “keynotes from notable food activists, workshops, panel discussions, food demos, family programming, art, and much more.” 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Brooklyn Technical High School, 29 Fort Greene Place,, cost: free! Plus après-conference attend an after-party hosted by FUREE, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., 70 South Elliott Place (between Dekalb & Lafayette) in Brooklyn - just down the block from the conference! Tickets: Sliding scale ($10-$75. Tickets at $15+ get free drinks) Cash bar of beer and wine!<br />
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Celebrate 3rd Ward’s Sixth Birthday with B-day BBQ! Food will be provided by Rucola and partners including Brooklyn Cured Sausages, Four & Twenty Blackbird Pies, Shelsky's Smoked Fish and more! You can participate in demos and workshops of 3rd Ward classes. Live music provided by The Stumblebum Brass Band, Dan Neustadt Covers Your Favorite Album, DJs My Favorite Mixtape and more! The Moviehouse and UCB (Upright Citizens Brigade) will provide entertainment via and Dying in Brooklyn: A Comedy Show featuring films, music videos, and live comedy! 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., 3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave, cost: free! But RSVPs are required <a href="http://www.3rdward.com/rsvp!">here</a>!<br />
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Share your deepest, darkest chocolate confessions at Dylan’s Candy Bar today! Write up your chocolate stories, which will be posted on a community board. Visitors are also be encouraged to support Divine Chocolate, a Fair Trade chocolate brand co-owned by cocoa farmers in Ghana, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Dylan’s Candy Bar, 1011 3rd Avenue, cost: free!<br />
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Long live Dumbledore's Army! Join fellow Potterheads to listen to Harry Potter being read in dozens of languages to protest budget cuts to area libraries. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., The Unisphere in Flushing Meadows/Corona Park, cost: free!<br />
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And see the <a href="http://www.thekitchen.org/event/323/0/1/">Parsons New School MFA Fine Arts 2012 Thesis Exhibition</a> thru May 19, 2012, and <a href="http://nycwildflowerweek.org/)">NYC Wildflower Week</a> starts today!<br />
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<strong>Sunday May 13, 2012 </strong><br />
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Take your mom for a walk with the Yiddishe Mamas - A Mother's Day Walking Tour sponsored by the Museum at Eldridge Street, complete with bagels, rugelach and a mimosa toast. After refreshments, “follow in the footsteps of historic female heroines associated with the neighborhood. Hear about free-thinker Emma Goldman, Henry Street founder Lillian Wald, and mikvah operator Gittel Natelson. Stops include the Forward Newspaper building, the Lower East Side’s old red light district, and the oldest operating mikvah (Jewish ritual bath) in New York City. As the tour concludes, moms and guests will receive a special Yiddishe Mamas shopping list, suggesting local bakeries, restaurants and bra shops,” 11 a.m., Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street, $25 (inc refreshments), Space is limited, so RSVP <a href="http://www.eldridgestreet.org/index.php/may">here</a>, or call 212.219.0888 x205!<br />
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You and your mom can eat your way through the LES during Big Onion Walking Tours’ Annual Mother's Day Multi-Ethnic Eating Tour. “This tour combines the history of the diverse Lower East Side with a series of small food sampling, or “noshing” stops from local shops and markets. The main focus of our tour is the history of the multi-ethnic Lower East Side emphasizing the neighborhoods of the Jewish East Side, Little Italy and Chinatown. During the course of our walk we will sample about 10 different items, representing the Dominican, Jewish, Italian and Chinese communities of the Lower East Side. Most of these items are vegetarian or dairy. All food sampling will be done outdoors and we do not include restaurants on our tour. Our “noshing” tour uses the markets & shops to highlight the history and this walk should not be considered a meal. 1 p.m., meet at the SW corner of Delancey and Essex Streets, in front of the American Choice Deli/Chase Bank, cost: $23 (covers the cost of all food samples.) Reservations required, email info@bigonion.com to save your place on the tour. Please include your name, date you wish to attend, number of people in your party. Big Onion will confirm via email.<br />
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Don’t just whine with your mom, wine with your mom at the Union Square Mother's Day Tasting. “Mom-friendly pours from France, Germany, Austria, and the Finger Lakes. Pop that bottle! Champagne will be flowing from Perrier Jouet, Vilmart, and Gaston Chiquet while Austria's Brundlmayer Brut Rosé, a blend of Zweigelt, St. Laurent, and Pinot Noir, offers a compelling alternative to your usual bubbly. We also have beautiful Riesling selections from Germany and the Finger Lakes, including Hermann J. Wiemer, A.J.Adam, Jakob Schneider, and Kruger-Rumpf. Mom love baking? Spirits perfect for the kitchen will also be on hand from esoteric importer Haus Alpenz. Dessert-worthy accompaniments and ingredients alike, Nocino della Cristina Walnut Liqueur, St. Elizabeth All Spice dram, and a trio of Rothman & Winter liqueurs will impress with uniqueness and versatility both in the pan and in the glass.” 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Union Square Wines and Spirits, 140 Fourth Avenue, free!<br />
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Commemorate women who have overcome domestic violence by walking across the Brooklyn Bridge during the Milagros Mother's Day Walk. “Milagros Day Worldwide is a Non-Profit Organization that provides personal growth and professional development to survivors of domestic violence. Their flagship program, the Transformation & Leadership Academy, is a six-month immersion coaching program for women who have recently left an abusive relationship and are ready to take their lives to the next level of success in four key areas: spirituality, abundance, love and contribution.” 10 a.m. meeting at Park Row and Centre Street, 11 a.m. walking across the Brooklyn Bridge in silence, 12 to 2 p.m. Reception/Concert at Cadman Plaza Park. Cost: $20, For more info and to RSVP and/or donate, please go <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MilagrosDay">here</a>! <br />
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You’d better believe it! Decorate cupcakes w/mom at the Ripley's Believe It or Not! Cupcake decorating party! Plus moms get into the museum for free! 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Ripley’s Believe It Not Museum, 234 West 42nd Street, buy admission tkts <a href="http://www.ripleysnewyork.com/buy-tickets.cfm?gclid=COubleHS-K8CFYeR7Qod7iFkDQ">here</a> at a 20 percent ($26) discount!<br />
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Mock the <em>Twilight</em> series (shouldn’t be hard right?) with the Raspberry Brothers at tonight’s screening of New Moon. 12 p.m., Nighthawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg, cost: $15! Buy tkts <a href="http://348.formovietickets.com/Tickets.ASP?WCI=buyticket&Page=PickTickets&Title=NEW+MOON&ShowTime=20120513120000&Auditorium=2">here</a>! <br />
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Learn about all the famous women buried in Green-Wood cemetery on the Green-Wood’s Great Women walking tour! 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Green-Wood Cemetery, cost: $15, buy tkts <a href="http://www.green-wood.com/event/green-woods-great-women-walking-tour/">here</a>!<br />
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Practice writing for your <em>Mommie Dearest</em>-like memoir at the free Gotham Writers’ Memoir Writing Workshop with Marie Carter! 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Housing Works Bookstore, 126 Crosby Street, cost: free!<br />
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Plus there are plenty of Mother’s Day events happening w/ <a href="http://nycwildflowerweek.org/">NYC Wildflower Week</a>, the <a href="http://brooklynhistory.org/">Brooklyn Historical Society</a> is free to moms today, or celebrate <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">Mother’s Day at the Met</a> with activities and programming at the museum today (remember the museum’s admission is just suggested, so pay whatever you can afford, even a $1!), or take your mom to Japan w/o even leaving the country at the free <a href="http://www.japandaynyc.org/">Japan Day</a> in Central Park!<br />
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And all weekend long enjoy the <a href="http://queensnewmusicfestival.org/">Queens New Music Festival</a>, <span style="font-family: Calibri;">Craft it up w/mom at the free <a href="http://aliceausten.org/events/">Mother’s Day Art and Crafts Fair</a>! at the Alice Austen House Museum, SI, (directions <a href="http://aliceausten.org/">here</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">), </span>and thru 5/31: enjoy two-for-one admission to MOMA PS 1 all month long! (Remember Queens residents get in free all the time!)<br />
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<br />Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-34769604547122248732012-05-10T12:56:00.001-07:002012-05-10T12:56:14.601-07:00NYC: Win two Tickets to See "The Caretaker!"Win two tkts to see Jonayhan Pryce in "The Caretaker" by answering this question! What Liverpool theater's dressing room did Jonathan Pryce paint nearly 40 years ago? Send your answer to <a href="mailto:contest@BAM.org">contest@BAM.org</a>! Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-33588813784944862892012-05-04T07:22:00.002-07:002012-05-09T16:50:36.229-07:00Cheap and Free NYC Weekend Events, May 4-6, 2012<strong>Friday May 4, 2012</strong><br />
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Get your geek on w/ Nerd Nite! Tonight’s topics inc. The Construction of Alien Worlds, The Internet is Totally Screwed, Let Me Show You How, and Atlantic Yards: Why Brooklyn’s Biggest Controversy is as Noir as Chinatown! Come early to compete with fellow trivia dorks! Trivia: Doors at 6:30 p.m. and begins at 7 p.m. sharp, Presentations-only – doors at 8:45pm, lectures begin at 9 p.m., cost: trivia+lectures: $14, just lectures: $10! Buy tkts <a href="http://nyc.nerdnite.com/">here</a>! <br />
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Judges including Johnny Iuzzini (<em>Top Chef: Just Desserts</em>) and Michael Cirino (A Razor, a Shiny Knife) will preside over local culinary students creating food/art combos as part of the Umami Food & Art Festival! 6:30 p.m., The Brooklyn Kitchen, 100 Frost St., at Meeker Ave., cost: ($15) online here! thebrooklynkitchen.com!<br />
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See some real-life bunheads as they enter the Youth America Grand Prix competition in the doc <em>First Position</em>, which debuts today at the IFC Center! The filmmakers will be at the Sat 7:25 p.m. and 9:35 p.m., and the Sun 3 p.m. and 5:10 shows! IFC Center, 323 Avenue of the Americas, Cost: $13! Buy tkts <a href="http://www.ifccenter.com/films/first-position/">here</a>! <br />
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Have a “berry good” time at NYU’s Strawberry Festival! Enjoy the world’s largest strawberry shortcake, plus music by the Music Industry! Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Kite Party, and Big Ups! 12:30 p.m. Laguardia Place bet. Washington Square South and W 3rd St, free!<br />
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Mix and mingle w/fellow film buffs at the regular Filmmakers Happy Hour Friday! This event features raffle prizes as well! 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Nitehawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Avenue b/w Wythe Ave/Berry St, cost: free!<br />
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Starbucks' half-price Frappucino Hour begins today and runs thru May13! 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Starbucks everywhere!<br />
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Plus <a href="http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-eats-2/)">Mad Sq Eats</a> starts today,both the exhibit Pura Geometría - Pure Geometry at the Mid-Manhattan Library, and the Activist New York exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York open today, and the <a href="http://cufilmfest.com/">Columbia University Film Festival</a> runs today through May 10, 2012 and the Museum of the Moving Image’s <a href="http://www.fashioninfilm.com/fff_NY_2012.htm">Fashion in Film Festival: If Looks Could Kill</a> also begins today and runs thru Sun, May 13, and last, but not least, <a href="http://www.nypff.com/wocms.php">the New York Polish Film Festival</a> starts today!<br />
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<strong>Saturday May 5, 2012</strong><br />
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Cannonball into fun at the a music and performance festival at the Astoria Park Pool! Today’s events include live music by Queens rock bands Iskandar and Dr. Jin, Shakespearean Sonnets & Soliloquies from the Hip to Hip Theatre Company, Performances from members of the Astoria Performing Arts Center, Facepainting & Storytelling, arts and crafts, and Inflatable Kids Activities. Local council member Peter Vallone Jr. will also be making an appearance! 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Asroria Park Pool, free!<br />
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Still trying to figure out how to get to Carnegie Hall? Go there for $5 tonight w/ The National Festival Chorus (2 p.m.) and the New York City Chamber Orchestra w/The Masterworks Festival Chorus (8 p.m.)! Just enter code may13645' for discount!<br />
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Take a taste of tequila at the Cinco de Mayo Tequila and Mezcal tasting with Kelly Levison! 4:00 - 7:00 p.m., Appellation Wine & Spirits, 156 10th Avenue, free!<br />
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Sponsored by iAdventure, Mex Fest gives you the opp to sample Mexican twists on familiar favorites from some of the city’s famous food trucks! 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., South Street Seaport, cost: vouchers are $8 on-site and can be redeemed for drinks and activities, food is extra, and you can buy a pass worth two vouchers, admission, a sombrero, and mustache for $22 <a href="http://iadventure.com/show.cfm?id=147739">here</a>! <br />
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Drink up Agave tequilas USQ's Cinco de Mayo Agave Party! “Featured tequila producers include Siete Leguas, Siembre Azul, and Don Julio. Mezcal heads may look forward to entries from Del Maguey, Fidencio, El Buho, and Mezcales de Leyenda.” 2:00-5:00 p.m. Union Square Wines and Spirits, 140 Fourth Avenue , free!<br />
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Watch the Kentucky Derby at the Brickyard and enjoy $5 Mint Juleps all day as well as Kentucky Derby-themed appetizers and dessert such as the “Mini Hot Brown – A mini version of the original Kentucky Hot Brown (the name stems from the Brown Hotel in Louisville, KY where it was created) - hot turkey, mushroom and sliced tomato on a toasted brioche slider bun topped with thick creamy Parmesan sauce baked to golden brown. Prizes are given out for best racetrack attire. The race is shown on all nine of the venue’s large flat screens.” Races from Churchill Downs will be shown all day. Large crowds are expected so call 212-767-0077 to make your table reservation today! The Brickyard, 785 9th Ave Bet 52nd & 53rd, free!<br />
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Studio Square is combining its Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby festivities w/specials on mint juleps and margaritas as well as contests for the best hat and sombrero! You can also rock out to music provided by a DJ all day! Doors open at Noon, Studio Square, 35-33 36th Street, cost: free! (except for drinks/food you buy)<br />
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For more Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby deals/events, Check out Brokelyn’s Guide to the festivities! (<a href="http://brokelyn.com/the-best-cinco-de-mayo-kentucky-derby-deals-in-brooklyn">http://brokelyn.com/the-best-cinco-de-mayo-kentucky-derby-deals-in-brooklyn</a>)<br />
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Travel back in time to Gertrude Stein’s Paris through music at the Wall to Wall: Gertrude's Paris with a music marathon at Symphony Space! 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th Street, free!<br />
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Today is also <a href="http://www.freecomicbookday.com/Home/1/1/27/992">Free Comic Book Day</a>, you can celebrate <a href="http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/75664">International Migratory Bird Day events in Prospect Park</a>, there is a <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2012/05/05/harbor-in-bloom?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NycParksUpcomingEvents+(Upcoming+Events+in+NYC+Parks)&utm_content=Google+Reader">free Snug Harbor Spring Festival</a> from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and don’t forget that it’s <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/first_saturdays.php">Free First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum</a> today!<br />
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<strong>Saturday and Sunday May 5 and 6, 2012</strong><br />
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Taste your way through Little Italy and Chinatown with Discovery Walking Tours! “A walk through these ethnic enclaves exploring the trials and triumphs of the American immigrant. Along the way, we will sample ethnic specialties from pizza and cannolli to spring rolls and dumpling.Stops include the Church of the Transfiguration; Mulberry Street; the site of Five Points, made famous in Gangs of New York; Banca Stabile, Confucius Plaza, and the residence of Dr. Sun-Yat-sen.” 2 p.m., Call 212-465-3331 for meeting place and reservations, cost: $26 (inc food)<br />
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Celebrate The World’s Fair (ca 1939, 1964) in 2012 w/the Rocket Thrower Festival in Flushing Meadows Corona Park! Activities both days feature games, crafts, World's Fair history tours, music, and face painting! “On Saturday, the Queens Museum of Art is sponsoring a community art-making project and on Sunday at 12 noon, the Municipal Art Society is sponsoring a tour led by John Kriskiewicz to explore the Rocket Thrower and World's Fair remnants.” 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, free! <br />
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Save 30% off on books, CD’s, DVD’s, and more at Housing Works Bookstore!<br />
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All Bank of America cardholders get free museum admission at seven spots including the Met, Whitney and New-York Historical Society, plus see many famous NYC landmarks during <a href="http://partnersinpreservation.com/open-house">a citywide open house sponsored by Partners in Preservation</a>! <br />
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<strong>Sunday May 6, 2012</strong><br />
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Flex those creative fiction writing muscles w/a free writing workshop by Gotham Writers Workshop! 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince <span style="font-family: inherit;">Street</span>, free! <br />
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Grab some nachos for more than 20 kinds of guacamole at NachosNYC fourth annual Guactacular! Plus sip $3 Brooklyn lagers all day, and the Coolhaus ice cream truck will be outside! 4 pm. to 7 p.m. Bell House, 149 7th Street, cost: $15 adv, $18 at the door!<br />
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Be a good badass (sounds like an oxymoron, right?) and support the Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue at their first Badass Bar-B-Q! 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Canal Bar (270 3rd Avenue) cost: $25 gets you all-you-can-eat BBQ and a free drink, $10 gets you a free drink! Buy tkts <a href="http://badassbkbbq.eventbrite.com/">here</a>!<br />
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The jig is up! Or going on as the case may be at the Irish Atrs Center's New York City Irish Dance Festival! Featured activities include live music, workshops in traditional dance for all skill levels, a singer's circle, Irish language classes,face painting, and a children's craft table! 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., Riverside Park South, Pier 1 @ 70th Street, free! <br />
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Michael Cunningham, Deborah Eisenberg. Daniel Kehlman, and Edmund White will discussing the book Memoirs of an Anti-Semite, (part of the Bukovina Trilogy by Gregor von Rezzori as part of the PEN World Voices Festival Festivities, 1 p.m., Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place, cost: $15! Buy tkts <a href="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9659484">here</a>!<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><br />
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And the <a href="http://foodbookfair.com/">NY Food Book Festival</a> is all w/e long!<br />
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Bronx Week is May 10-20, 2012<br />
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And the NY Photo Festival is May 16–20<br />
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<br />Tricia http://www.blogger.com/profile/12332398078534933080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234019057853415500.post-72379172962024574322012-04-26T16:47:00.001-07:002012-04-27T15:03:46.560-07:00Cheap and Free NYC Weekend Events, April 27-29, 2012<b>Friday April 27, 2012</b><br />
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Learn about Brooklyn’s connection to the Middle East with Municipal Arts Society’s Brooklyn Meets the Middle East Walking Tour! The tour will include stops around Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn Heights, and Cobble Hill. The tour will be led by Mary Ann DiNapoli, 10 a.m. Assume meeting place disclosed w/RSVP. Please note: Reservations required. Please RSVP online or call (212) 935-2075. No refunds or exchanges, Cost: $20, $15 MAS members.<br />
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Miss out on Earth Day festivities? Mix and mingle w/college students and give back to the planet at the New School and NYU Tree Planting Workshop! Afterward, visit NYU’s Green Dorm and learn about taking care of urban trees, and eat a lunch made by the NYU student food co-op! 10-11:30 a.m. 318 East 15th Street (bet 1st and 2nd avenues), free and open to the public!<br />
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Don’t get too close to the “borderline,” while partying “like a virgin” with other “material girls” at the Madonnathon! Don your best Madonna look to sing onstage w/the band and win prizes! Doors open at 6 p.m., showtime 8 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave (bet N 11th St & N 12th St) <br />
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Still looking for that special someone? Perhaps Meet Market Adventures can help you out, take a chance w/their Spring Fling Party! 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Hors d'oeuvres from 7 to 8 p.m., drink specials from 7 to 8 p.m. Raffle with various prize drawings! (worth more than $1,000!), entertainment and MMA Adventure Giveaways! Retro, Dance and Top 40s Music playing all night long! Sidebar, 120 E 15th street, New York City! Register <a href="http://www.meetmarketadventures.com/single-newyork-ny-nyc-singles-dating.html%20and">here</a>. Use Coupon Code: WINE to get a free tkt! (reg price: $19.99+tax)<br />
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Get up close and personal with Renoir at the Frick’s free <a href="http://www.frick.org/calendar/index.htm">Renoir Night</a>! 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and it’s pay-what-you wish <a href="http://www.nyaquarium.com/">Fridays at the NY Aquarium</a>!<br />
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<b>Friday April 27 and Saturday April 28,2012</b><br />
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Midnight screenings galore Friday and Saturday w/<i><a href="http://www.ifccenter.com/films/the-long-riders">The Long Riders</a></i> at the IFC Center and <i><a href="http://www.nitehawkcinema.com/movie.php?movie=152">The Texas Chainsaw Massacre</a></i> at Bklyn’s Nighthawk Theater!<br />
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<b>Saturday April 28, 2012</b><br />
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Given the recent strife bet the local media and the NYPD during the recent Occupy Wall Street protests, Chip Bishop’s book about the relationship bet then-mayor Teddy Roosevelt and journalist Joseph Bucklin Bishop seems esp relevant today. Check out this lecture on the book <i>The Lion and the Journalist</i> — <i>The Unlikely Friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and Joseph Bucklin Bishop,</i> 2 p.m.,Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, 28 E. 20th St. (reservations required: (212) 260-1616)<br />
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Still need you muppet fix after the recent muppets movie and the Museum of the Moving Image exhibit? Then head to the free screening of <i>The Muppets Take Manhattan,</i> Noon, Sony Wonder Technology Lab! Sony Plaza at 56th Street and Madison Avenue in New York City.(reservations suggested call (212) 833-8100.<br />
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Grab a cosmopolitan and shove those feet into your Manolos for Discovery Walking Tour’s <i>Sex & the City</i> tour, which take you to more than 24 of the gang’s favorite city spots in the Village and the Flatiron areas! 5:30 p.m., call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, cost: $22!<br />
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See the spooky side of the city (you never know what lurks I the shadows…) with Discovery Walking Tours! “A tour of the historic, infamous and macabre of Greenwich Village history, with stops at Edgar Alan Poe’s home, the hanging elm, the burial ground at Washington Sq. and St. Mark’s Cemetery And you thought only subways ran beneath the streets” 7:15 p.m. Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, cost: $20!<br />
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Follow the search for the perfect wing (what does that mean I wonder the spiciest? The messiest? The brightest orange?) Anyway join others and find out what makes the best wing at a free rough-cut fundraiser screening of Matt Reynolds’ documentary <i>The Great Chicken Wing Hunt</i>! Matt will be there as will other cast and crew as well as peeps from the NYC Wing Tour! 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Mudville 9, 126 Chambers Street, this event is free, no ticket required! But if you have a few spare coins and are feeling generous you can give to the project via their Kickstarter.com page. “Your donations will go to sound mix, color correction and other finishing touches that could make the difference, as they send this film to film festivals around the world.” Cost: free!!!<br />
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Find your inner Katniss Everdeen and sharpen those bow and arrow skills during today’s Archery program! Families and children ages eight and older are welcome to participate in this archery program! Participation in a mandatory safety review lead by a trained ranger is required. All equipment is provided. 10 a.m., Fort Greene Park Visitor Center (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn, free!<br />
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Hearken back to a simpler time w/street games from the 60’s and 70’s sponsored by NYC Parks and the Walt Disney Company! Play with pogo sticks, hula hoops, and yo-yos! Plus show off those mad jump rope skills with double Dutch! 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Thomas Jefferson Park in Harlem, 114th and First Ave), For more information and a list of activities, please visit the official Street Games page, free! Location Details: In the event of rain, Street Games will be moved indoors to the Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center located in the park.<br />
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Strike a pose during World Tai Chi Day at Bryant Park! 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bryant Park, in midtown bet 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth and Sixth Avenues, free!<br />
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It's all Greek to me! Dress as a Greek God or Goddess for the Shakespeare’s Sister company’s Dionysian E. Village scavenger hunt! There is also an after-party featuring food, games, raffles, a silent auction, and more! This event will benefit their upcoming all-female production of "Romeo and Juliet" 1 p.m. Meet at the arch at Washington Square Park, cost: $10 in advance, $15 at the event, buy tkts <a href="http://www.shakespearessister.org/box-office/purchase-tickets/">here</a> <br />
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Also <a href="http://www.hesterstreetfair.com/">the Hester Street Fair</a> opens for the season and check out all the little-known city spots during <a href="http://obscuraday.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&location=10019&lat=40.7686973&lon=-73.99181809999999&formatted_address=Manhattan%2C+NY+10019%2C+USA">Obscura Day</a>! <br />
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<b>Saturday and Sunday Apr 28, 2012 and April 29,2012</b><br />
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Say Konnichiwa to Japanese culture at the Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival! Events will feature "dance, martial arts, manga, demonstrations, and guided tours!" 10 a.m. to 6 p.m, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, cost: $15!<br />
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Plus free tkts for the <a href="http://www.2g.org/">Instant Vaudville</a> play festival!<br />
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<b>Sunday April 29,2012</b><br />
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Attend Nik Sokol’s (resident geologist at City Reliquary) last NYC lecture before he moves down under, as he reminds us that, “it helps to look down to know where you've been,” while talking about his findings in the past eight years. The lecture will be followed by a social hour and refreshments. 5 p.m. City Reliquary, 370 Metropolitan Ave. @Havemeyer Williamsburg, cost: Free! (but donations are always appreciated!)<br />
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Vroom, vroom! 33rd Annual Antique Auto Show drives on into the Queens County Farm Museum today! 11 a.m to 4 p.m., Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Directions are here: http://queensfarm.org/hours-directions.html cost: $5 for adults, $2 for children (ages 12 and under)!<br />
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Say cheese while celebrating Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day by making your own pinhole camera! Alice Austen House Museum, 2 Hylan Boulevard at Edgewater Street, Staten Island: two miles south of the ferry terminal in Staten Island, and one mile north of the Verrazano Bridge, cost $5 (inc. materials to make camera) Reservations required, email aliceaustenhouse@aol.com or call 718-816-4506 x10, to reserve your spot at this event! (reg admission is a suggested $3 donation, not clear if the $5 fee covers that, so be sure to ask!)<br />
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Learn about NYC’s labor history with Big Onion Walking Tours! “Weaving though the Central & East Village and the Lower East Side, this tour features the role that immigrants and the labor movement have played in the growth of New York City. Stops could include sites associated with the first Labor Day Parade in 1882, the ILGWU, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, Samuel Gompers, Emma Goldman, Peter Cooper, and Clara Lemlich.” 2 p.m. Meet at the NE corner of Washington Square North and Fifth Avenue, opposite the Washington Square Arch, cost: $18!<br />
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Find out the hidden secrets of Park Slope families at this special rough-cut screening of <i>A Song Still Inside</i>! 6 p.m., Freddy’s Bar, 627 Fifth Ave, Brooklyn, free!<br />
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Get artsy at the new Sunday Craft Pop-Up markets sponsored by Sew Moni, a South Williamsburg seamstress and sewing shop! Local artists will display their wares for purchase and you can taste sweets and drinks on the store while shopping! Partipating vendors inc Brooklyn Thread, Glamourpuss, Big Bridge Studios, Brooklyn Cat, Hartland Brooklyn, Bar Soap Brooklyn, and Sweater Toys!This series will run through June 24 and beyond, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sew Moni, 330 S. 3rd Street (between Keap & Hooper) Bklyn, cost: free! <br />
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Also the <a href="http://www.newamsterdammarket.org/">New Amsterdam Market</a> opens today for the season today!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Plus all w/e all long there are plenty of <a href="http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/events/?c=y&cat=1000983">free Tribeca Film Festival</a> events still going strong, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.ifccenter.com/series/weekend-classics/hitchcock/">http://www.ifccenter.com/series/weekend-classics/hitchcock/</a> Center, and activities related to the </span><a href="http://nyncs.wordpress.com/" title="NYC 19th Century Extravaganza"><span style="color: #0066cc; font-family: Calibri;">NYC 19th Century Extravaganza</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">!</span></div>
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