Nick Flynn at Book Court
The author will read from his latest The Ticking is the Bomb.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Book Court, 163 Court St., Brooklyn
Subway: F,G to Bergen Street
Harlem in the Himalayas
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Watch Grammy-nominated artist Bobby Sanabria and Quarteto Ache' perform Latin jazz percussion music.
Cheap Chick Info: $18 in advance, $20 day of, buy tkts here.
Location Info: Rubin Museum of Art,
Subway: A,C,E to 14th St./8th Ave.
Game Night at Common Grounds
7 p.m.
Show off those mad factoid skills with Trivial Pursuit and those crazy vocab skills with Scattergories! I'm sure there might be other games there too, but these (and Balderdash) are some of my favorites!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Common Grounds, 376 Tompkins Ave., Brooklyn bet. Putnam and Jefferson Aves.
Subway: A,C to Nostrand
Steamboat Comedy Show
7:30 p.m.
Greenlight Bookstore is kicking off its new comedy series with appearances from performers associated with The Daily Show, 30 Rock, Bored to Death, and Best Day Ever.
Cheap Chick Info: Looks like it's free folks! RSVP here.
Location Info: Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton Street, Brooklyn
Subway: G to Fulton Street
The Brooklyn Historical Society will be open late with free admission tonight from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for its Brooklyn Utopias exhibit.
Saturday January 23, 2010
Hamilton's New York Walking Tour
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Be sure to have some milk on-hand so you're not stopped from revealing Aaron Burr as Hamilton's rival in the famous duel...but you can also find out more interesting facts about the former president during the museum's walking tour.
Cheap Chick Info: $15, buy tkts here.
Location Info: The Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall St.
Subway: 2,3 to Wall Street
Cooking Demo at Wave Hill: Hearty Soups
1 p.m.
Warm away those cold winter temperatures as Great Performances chef Dan Obusan shares recipes and tips as well as tastes of roasted butternut squash soup with fresh thyme and cream of duck soup with sage and cranberries. This is part of a series that continues Feb. 6, 2010.
Cheap Chick Info: Free with admission, which is complimentary on Sundays until 12 p.m.
Location Info: Wave Hill, West 249th Street and Independence Avenue
Subway:1 to 242nd Street, then take the free shuttle bus
Twilight Spoofed
11:55 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Hey it's not Buffy, so I think it deserves our mockery, doesn't it? Doesn't it? Still not sure...but if you want to see for yourself, check out the Raspberry Brothers' lampooning of the flick.
Cheap Chick Info: $5
Location Info: Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave.
Subway: L,G to Lorimer/Metropolitan
If you haven't yet stuffed a bag with clothing for $20 at Housing Works, you might want to swing by the warehouse sale and elbow people around for that perfect find!
Friday and Saturday January 23rd and 24th, 2010
Jurassic Park screenings
Midnight
It's not Jurassic Parka, but hopefully the dinosaurs will keep you distracted. What's the body count in this movie again?
Cheap Chick Info: $12.50
Location Info: Landmark Sunshine Theaters, 143 East Houston Street
Subway: F,V to Second Ave.
Saturday January 23, 2010, and Sunday January 24, 2010Secrets of Grand Central Walking Tour
12:45 and 2:30 p.m.
You might be surprised at how many things you don't know about Grand Central. Discovery Walking Tours may help you find a whispering wall, an apartment, a museum, a mysterious patch of sky, a market, food court, and other surprises. I'll hit you with one right now, just to get you warmed up...did you know that Grand Central Station isn't the correct name of the transportation hub? It's proper name is Grand Central Terminal.
Cheap Chick Info: $18, Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place
Location Info: Grand Central Terminal
Subway: 4,5,6,7,S to Grand Central
K&M Bar's Third Annual Pie Contest
5:30 p.m.
Don McLean can take his Miss American Pie, we'll take the Brooklyn pie that wins this bake-off.
Cheap Chick Info: $5 to benefit BK Farmyards
Location Info: K&M Bar, 225 N. Eighth St. (at Roebling St.)
Subway: L to Bedford
Sunday January 24, 2010
Gastropolis Panel Discussion
1:30 p.m.
Panelists will discuss the history of cuisine in the Big Apple in a discussion led by Gastropolis editor Annie Hauck-Lawson. I wonder if hot dog vendors and soft pretzels will make it into the discussion?
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Dweck Center
Subway: 2,3 to Grand Army Plaza
Tompkins Square Park Greenmarket Textile Recycling
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Get a head-start on your spring cleaning and bring items such as used clothing (or maybe that sweater you got at Christmas that you didn't like), shoes, boots, hats, jackets, towels, bedding, and linens. Plus get a receipt for a tax-deductible contribution!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Tompkins Square Park, E. 7th Street and Ave A.
Subway: L to 1st Ave, F to 2nd Ave.
Chocolate Treasure Hunt
11 a.m.
It's time to indulge not just your sweet tooth, but your sweet legs as they take you on a chocolate-inspired walking tour/scavenger hunt!
Cheap Chick Info: $5, plus win tickets to a free lunch tour if you guess the four locations before it starts!
Location Info: Jacques Torres Chocolate, 350 Hudson at King Street (1 block south of Houston)
Subway: 1 to Houston Street
Don't forget this is your last chance to skate for free at the Bryant Park pond, and the Javits Center is hosting a boat show this weekend (think yachts and girls in bikinis!) for just $12.
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