Cheap Chick Weekend Picks, June 5-7, 2009

Friday June 5th
Dance Dance Library Revolution
10: 30 p.m.
Put down that book and get your geek on at this dance party!
Cheap Chick Info: Free! Bring a gently-used thesaurus or Spanish-English dictionary and get a free drink!
Location Info: Enid's, 560 Manhattan Avenue
Subway: L to Bedford Street

Shakespeare in Riverside Park
6:30 p.m.
Enjoy a performance of The Tempest in an outdoor setting.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Riverside Park, North Patio of Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument (89th Street)
Subway: 1 to 103rd Street

Friday June 5th through Sunday June 7th
Bushwick Open Studios
Times vary.
Check out a variety of art at this open-studio festival. Click here for a link to a map: http://artsinbushwick.org/.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Varies, around Bushwick
Subway: L to Myrtle/Wyckoff

Saturday June 6th
Housing Works Open Air Street Fair
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Bookworms rejoice, thousands of books as well as CDs and LPs are on sale for a $1. There's also clothing, jewelry, and artwork for purchase.
Cheap Chick Info: All books, CDs and LPs are $1.
Location Info: Crosby Street bet. Houston and Prince
Subway: F to Broadway Lafayette, 6 to Bleecker Street, N,R,W to Prince Street.

Saturday June 6th and Sunday June 7th
Governor's Island Jazz Festival
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Travel back in time to the 20's at this event where you can check out vintage cars, sample entries in the pie-eating contest, and Charleston to Michael Michael Arenalla and his Dreamland Orchestra. Tours of the island's historic sites are also available.
Cheap Chick Info: $5
Location Info: Governor's Island, take the ferry to the Island (the terminal is almost next door to the Staten Island Ferry terminal. Here's a link to the ferry schedule: http://www.govisland.com/Visit_the_Island/directions.asp
Subway: 1 to South Ferry, R to Whitehall Street

Atlantic Art Walk
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
More than 250 artists display their work through tours, exhibits, open studios, and special events.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
Subway: N,R,Q,2,3 to Atlantic Avenue

Renegade Craft Fair
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Craftsters have descended with wares specially selected by the renegade jury.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: McCarren Park Pool
Subway: L to Bedford Avenue

Cloisters Garden Days
Sat: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event includes special tours, family workshops, demonstrations, and lectures.
Cheap Chick Info: Free with museum admission, suggested $20 admission
Location Info: The Cloisters, Fort Tryon Park
Subway: A to 190th Street

Don't forget the Brooklyn Museum is free on the first Saturday of the month! Enjoy lectures, programs, and music for nothin'! http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/

Sunday June 7th
Egg Roll and Egg Cream Festival
12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Celebrate the Jewish and Chinese heritage of the area with this event sponsored by The Museum at Eldridge Street. Enjoy Klezmer music, Chinese opera, scribal art, calligraphy, take Yiddish and Chinese lessons, create folk arts, and participate in hands-on activities. Free tours of the Eldridge Street Synagogue are also available. And of course eat some egg rolls and drink some egg creams!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: 12 Eldridge bet. Canal and Division
Subway: F to East Broadway, D to Grand Street

Brooklyn Beer Experiment
1 p.m.
In case you didn't know, beer's not just for drinking, it's also for cooking. Sample these "experiments" as well as home-brewed beer at this event. The competition will be judged by icons from the Food Network, the Brooklyn Brewery, and Crif dogs.
Cheap Chick Info: $18
Location Info: The Bell House149 7th Street, Brooklyn
Subway: R to 9th Street and 4th Avenue, G or F to 9th Street or Smith Street