Cheap Chick NYC Weekend Picks, Jan. 8-10, 2010

Friday January 8, 2010
First Fridays at the Rubin Museum
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Museum has free admission as well as drinks in the K2 lounge, and access to a classic film screening with the purchase of a $7 drink at the bar.
Cheap Chick Info: Free admission to the museum, and 2 for 1 drinks from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location Info: 150 West 17th Street (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues)
Subway: A,C,E to 14th Street

Oscar Peñas Quartet
9 p.m.
Check out this guitarist who is part of NYC's underground music scene.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location: BAM, 30 Lafayette Avenue (between St. Felix Street and Ashland Place
Subway: 2,3,4,5,B,Q to Atlantic Ave.

For Journalists...

Deadline Club Annual Winter Party and Elections

6:30 p.m.

Mix and mingle with other media professionals!

Cheap Chick Info: Free, RSVP to rsvp@deadlineclub.org

Location Info: Salmagundi Club, 47th Fifth Ave. bet. 11th and 12th St.

Subway: F to 14th Street

This Friday and Saturday Pour Wines is offering tastings of Austrian spirits.

Saturday January 9, 2010
Winter Wilderness Survival
11 a.m.
Learn how to build a fire without matches and a winter shelter.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Fort Greene, Park (call (718) 722-3218 for more info and I think a meeting spot.)
Subway: C to Lafayette, G to Fulton

New to New York: Broadway’s Cultural Corridor Walking Tour
11 a.m.
Discover the changes made in the Lincoln Center area over the years with looks at how the neighborhood has adapted and created new structures over the years. Sites include the Museum of Biblical Art and the area's Apple Store.
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Meet at the S.W. corner of Broadway and 60th St.
Subway: A,C.1,2,D

Women's Brunch/Stuff/Clothing Exchange

1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Swap out those books and clothes that have been gathering dust in your small studio apartment.

Cheap Chick Info: $16 (could be subject to change), and includes entree and two drinks, and swapping of course! Join/Register here to attend.

Location Info: Galway Hooker, 7 E. 36th St.
Subway: N,R,Q,W,D,F to 34th St./Herald Square.

WWOW Mystery Radio Plays
6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Can you solve the mystery? Watch old-time radio shows recreated before your eyes in a secret room in the back of the store.

Cheap Chick Info: $7, Call 212-462-3027 for reservations (the space is small, I recommend you call!)
Location Info: Partners & Crime Bookshop, 44 Greenwich@corner of Charles

Subway: F,V,L to Sixth Ave./14th St. is my best guess, but either way it's a little bit of a walk.

Saturday and Sunday January 9th and 10th, 2010
U.S. Customs House and Titanic History Tour
2 p.m.
From Discovery Walking Tours: "Stay warm on a historical and architectural tour inside this beautiful Beaux Arts gem in Lower Manhattan that once anchored New York's steamship district, considered by many to be the finest interior in the city. Immediately following will be a tour of sites and memorials in the direct vicinity of the building associated with the fated White Star ship, Titanic."
Cheap Chick Info: $16
Location Info: Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and location info.
Subway: TBD by calling number above.

Sunday January 10, 2010
No Pants! Subway Ride
3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. or so.
Bet your bottom dollar that you won't be able to drop trou on the subway with Improv Everywhere! As the group warns, you must keep a straight face, but that shouldn't be hard for NYC straphangers!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Various subways, check here for details.
Subway: TBD, based on info at meeting points.

Also don't forget the Under the Radar theater festival is going on, channel your own urban cowboy with the Professional Bull Riders series at Madison Square Garden-tkts start at $10, and get $20 day-of-shows at Lincoln Center.