Cheap Chick Thanksgiving Weekend Guide for November 25-29, 2009! *More Events Will be Posted Throughout the Weekend so Check Back for More Events!

Hmmm, you could stay home and decide how many ways to prepare that turkey (there's the classic sandwich, soup, pot pie, dumplings, turkey curry, turkey loaf etc.), but you could also get out of the house and gorge on all NYC has to offer...Tough choice. Scroll below for official Macy's festivities!

Wednesday November 25, 2009
Great Gowanus Pre-Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt
7 p.m.
Explore Carroll Gardens and Park Slope and compete for prizes.
Cheap Chick Info: $5
Location Info: The Bell House, 149 7th St., Brooklyn
Subway: F,G,R to 9thSt./4th Ave.

Le Bingo!
7 p.m.
Join local drag celebs Linda Simpson and Murray Hill as they host a prize-filled night of bingo. A full menu of drinks and food is also available.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker
Subway: A,C,E,F,V,B,D to West 4th St.

Comix Thanksgiving Comedy Show
10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
The L.A.-based show Comedy Juice hits NYC, and features Pete Holmes and other special guests.
Cheap Chick Info: $15-$20, buy tkts here.
Location Info: Comix, 353 W. 14th Street
Subway: A,C,E,L to 14th and 8th

The Aspen Social Club is also offering a free open bar from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. tonight!

Friday November 27, 2009
Mallrats and Clueless Double Feature
7 p.m. to Midnight
Drag some of your favorite Bettys and Baldwins to this screening, and say hi to Jay and Silent Bob if you happen to run into them-costumes are encouraged!
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: 92nd Street Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson St.
Subway: 1,6, or E to Canal Street

Seaport Chorus and Tree-Lighting Ceremony
6 p.m.
Dive right in to the Chirstmas season with this year's first tree-lighting ceremony! Holiday songs will be performed, and you may even get to rub elbows with Mrs. Claus.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: South Street Seaport
Subway: A,C to Broadway–Nassau St; J,M,Z,2,3,4,5 to Fulton St.

Lincoln and Thanksgiving
10 a.m.
This family-friendly event brings the Civil War to life, with a Lincoln re-enactor, Union army regiments, crafts, gospel choir performers, and a scavenger hunt.
Cheap Chick Info: $12
Location Info: NY Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street
Subway: B,C to 81st St.

Central Park Cross-Park Promenade
11 a.m.
Work off that turkey dinner with an east-west walking tour of the park where some of its many secrets are revealed.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Meet inside the park at Fifth Avenue and East 72nd Street, in front of the statue of Samuel F. B. Morse.
Subway: B,C to 72nd St.

50's Sock Hop
8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Swing into the 50's with an-old fashioned sock hop-I can see the leather jackets and poodle skirts now. Nick Palumbo's provides the tunes for people as they hop onto the dance floor.
Cheap Chick Info: $10
Location Info: Connolly's, 121 W. 45th Street, 3rd Floor
Subway: N,R,W,Q1,2,3,7,S to 42nd St., N,R,W to 49th St.

The Housing Works Bookstore Black Friday sale should be hot (even though it's cold outside)! I hear they're putting out special books and unique gift items out today. Also don't forget that MOMA is free today, but I'm not sure I'd want to fight the crowds for the new Tim Burton exhibit yet. iShop Brooklyn shopping specials start today-notice that alliteration-and run through Christmas!

Saturday November 28, 2009
Thanks-4-Giving Benefit
8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
City Winery is sponsoring this music-based fundraiser to gather funds for the Food Bank for New York City, an organization dedicated to feeding the homeless. Music acts include John Hammond, Jesse Harris, Richard Julian, Bob Dobrow, and others.
Cheap Chick Info: $20
Location Info: City Winery, 155 Varick St. bet. Spring and Vandam
Subway: 1 to Houston or Canal, E to Spring

New York Harbor Light Parade
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
This is the finale to the Hudson River Quadracentennial with boats decked out in holiday style.
Cheap Chick Info: Free to watch!
Location Info: Varies according to viewing location. Info is here.
Subway: Same as above.

Floating Kabarette
Doors open at 10 p.m., show starts at 10:30 p.m.
Variety show, burlesque, and cabaret all rolled into one! Enjoy!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Galapagos Art Space
Subway: F to York Street, A,C to High St.

Saturday and Sunday November 28th and 29th, 2009
Mark Twain's New York Walking Tour
1 p.m.
Visit sites related to the author's life in the Big Apple, though I don't think you'll see any board fences that need to be painted or frog-jumping contests...but who knows, this is New York.
Cheap Chick Info: $15, Call 927-620-5371 for reservations/more info.
Location Info: Meet at the southwest corner of Broadway and Spring St.
Subway: N,R,W to Prince St., 6 to Spring St.

Sunday November 29th, 2009
Trains and Trolleys
Check out historic transport at the park!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Fort Greene Park, Fort Greene Visitor Center, Enter the park at Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park.
Subway: R,M to Dekalb, C to Lafayette, G to Fulton

Vanya on 42nd Street Viewing
2 p.m.
Watch the 1994 Louis Malle play within a movie starring Julianne Moore, Brooke Smith, and George Gaynes.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Mid-Manhattan Library, 40th St. and Fifth Ave.
Subway: F,D to 42nd St., 7 to Fifth Ave., 4,5,6,S,7 to Grand Central

*Remember more events will be posted throughout the weekend, so vist this listing again for more T-day weekend diversions!