Cheap Chick Weekend Picks, June 26-28, 2009

Friday June 26, 2009
Free Pinkberry Samples
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Get free samples of their new flavors for the summer.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Varies.
Subway: Varies

Saturday June 27, 2009
Hudson River's Greenwich Village Walking Tour
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Explore this area of the park and learn about its relation to Herman Meville and the Titanic.
Cheap Chick Info: Free, RSVP to tours@fohrp.org or (212) 757-0981, extension 201.
Location Info: Meet at Pier Pier 45 at Christopher Street
Subway: 1 to Christopher Street

Opera on the Pier
7 p.m.
Enjoy popular arias, duets and overtures by Puccini, Verdi, Ravel, and Rossini outdoors as part of the River-to-River Festival.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: South Street Seaport, Pier 17 (South St and Fulton St)
Subway: 4,5,A,C,E,J,M,Z to Broadway/Fulton/Nassau

Kayaking with The Lunch Club
1 p.m.
Have brunch and learn how to kayak with the downtown boathouse.
Cheap Chick Info: $8 in advance, $12 at the door, RSVP here: http://www.thelunchclub.com/clubhouse/calendar.php?do=viewlcevent&e=2223
Location Info: West 79th St at the Hudson River
Subway: 1 to 79th Street

Saturday and Sunday June 27th and June 28, 2009
NYC Zine Fest 2009
Noon to 7 p.m.
Celebrate those home-grown mags with workshops and exhibits.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn
Subway: R to Union Street

Sunday June 28, 2009
NYC Dessert Fest
11 a.m.
Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and sample pies, French apple tarts, peanut butter cookies, an ice cream factory, and gourmet chocolates.
Cheap Chick Info: Suggested donation of $5
Location Info: Kitchenette, 156 Chambers Street, bet. West Broadway and Greenwich
Subway: 1,2,3 to Chambers Street

Unfancy Food Show
Noon to 6 p.m.
Taste everything from chocolate to sandwiches made from local Brooklyn ingredients at this event. Author Julie Powell will be signing copies of her book Julie & Julia, which was made into a movie.
Cheap Chick Info: $5
Location Info: East River Bar, 97 South Sixth Street, Brooklyn
Subway: L to Bedford Avenue

Also don't forget that the New York Botanical Garden's Edible Garden Festival starts on Saturday June 27th and runs through September 13th: http://nybg.org/edible_garden/. It's a little more expensive than the Cheap Chick's usual budget, so it's not on the weekend guide, but it sounds so cool I had to include it. General admission is $20 and Premium admission is $35. Don't forget this doesn't count the cost of getting to the garden!