Cheap Chick Weekend Picks, July 10-12, 2009

Friday July 10, 2009
Nerd Nite
7 p.m. Lesbian and gay speed-dating
8 p.m. Lectures
Get it on with your inner geek at this month's event, which includes talks on Korean pop music, Godzilla, and the harp.
Cheap Chick Info: $25 for speed dating, $7 for lectures
Location: 16 Main Street, Galapagos Art Space, DUMBO
Subway: F to York Street, A,C to High Street/Brooklyn Bridge

Road House Viewing
10:30 p.m.
This Patrick Swayze classic is part of a four week tribute to the actor presented by the 92nd Y Tribeca.
Cheap Chick Info: $10
Location Info: 200 Hudson Street, at the corner of Hudson and Canal
Subway: 1,6,E to Canal Street stations

Saturday July 11th, 2009
Summer on the Hudson Main Squeeze Accordion Festival
3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Enjoy performances, a flea market, and dancing.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Pier 70 at Riverside Park South
Subway: 1,2,3 to 72nd Street

Sunday July 12th, 2009
Bastille Day Festival
12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Say "bonjour" to this annual street fair, complete with crepes, and petanque.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: 60th Street from Fifth to Lex
Subway: 6 to 59th and Lex

Coney Island Tour
10 a.m.
Learn about the history of the park during this 2-hour walking tour.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Boardwalk in front of the Parachute Jump at West 19 Street,
Brooklyn
Subway: D, Q N or F train to Stillwell Avenue (last stop)

Joan of Arc play by Gorilla Rep
8 p.m.
Check out this play starring play, starring French actress Aleksandra Yermak, and directed and commissioned by Gorilla Rep’s Founding Artistic Director, Christopher Carter Sanderson. Play runs through August 9th.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Fort Tryon Park, Pine Lawn west of the Heather Garden
Subway: A to 190th Street

Bushwick: A Tribute to our Dutch Ancestors Walking Tour
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Learn about this area of Brooklyn on a walking tour that includes a former brewery, the new Rheingold Gardens, Arion Hall, and the magnificent St. Barbara's Church.
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Intersection of Myrtle Ave. and Broadway, beneath the Myrtle Ave. Station
Subway: J,M to Myrtle Avenue

Don't forget to grab a free slushy at 7-11 on Saturday 7/11-get it?