Cheap Chick Weekend Picks, March 12-14, 2010

Friday March 12, 2010
Dancing With Darcy
8:30 p.m.
Travel back in time to Jane Austen's world (sorry no Colin Firth here ladies), but perhaps another country gentleman will share a dance from Regency England with you...
Cheap Chick Info: Free with admission, usually $12, but the website says the museum is free from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location Info: Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Avenue
Subway: 6 to 33rd St.

Nerd Night
7 to 9 p.m.
I wonder if there if there was a nerd sign that flashed over Brooklyn, what it would look like? A pocket protector? A chess piece? Watch carefully if any nerds you know suddenly head for a phone booth around this time. Of course they may only be going to DUMBO to learn about the math subculture, and the legal case of gay marriage.
Cheap Chick Info: $10
Location Info: Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main St., DUMBO
Subway: A,C to High St., F to York St.

The Fader Presents "One Step Beyond"
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Party like an animal at the Natural History Museum with drinks and dancing under the stars.
Cheap Chick Info: $20 in advance, $25 after 6 p.m. day of, includes free pass for future use
Location Info: Museum of Natural History, Use the museum's main entrance on CPW at 79th St.
Subway: C to 81st-Museum of Natural History

Tragedy, All-metal tribute to the BeeGees
8 p.m.
If everyone's "stayin' alive" I don't see where the tragedy is...hopefully it's not the band's performance!
Cheap Chick Info: $12 in advance, $15 day of show, limited-number of $10 available
Location Info: Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St.
Subway: J,M to Bowery, B,D to Grand, F,J,M,Z to Delancey

Cast of The Miracle Worker Appearance
5 p.m.
Join in a discussion about the new Broadway production and meet with director Kate Whoriskey, and stars Abigail Breslin, and Alison Pill.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at TK St.
Subway: 1 to 66th St.

EAT: World Financial Center Winter Showcase
11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sample tasty treats like Au Mandarin’s famous pork dumplings, PJ Clarke’s mini-cheeseburgers, Starbuck’s Hot Chocolate, and Financier’s Blueberry Panna Cotta as you listen to music from All Night Cookin.’
Cheap Chick Info: $1-$5
Location Info: World Financial Garden
Subway: E to World Trade Center

Panorama Challenge
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Participants in this trivia quiz game play in teams of 10 or less to test their knowledge of NYC geography.
Cheap Chick Info: Free! Brooklyn Brewery beers sold and snacks served. The cash bar will benefit The City Reliquary, a Brooklyn museum. Call718-287-6177 to register your team or come anyway and get one on the fly!
Location Info: Queens Museum of Art, NYC Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Subway: There will be a free shuttle traveling between the museum and the Mets-Willets Point 7 stop.

Neighborhood Concert: Community Sing With Take 6
7 p.m.
The Capella jazz group presents a free concert.
Cheap Chick Info: Free tickets required, but only available at Apollo box office, limit three tkts per person, 10 tkts per group
Location Info: Apollo Theater, 253 W. 125th St.
Subway: A,B,C,D to 125th St., 2,3 to 125th St.

Saturday March 13, 2010
Women's Brunch and Book Stuff/Clothing Exchange
1 to 2 p.m.
Trade up those books that are gathering dust on the shelves and those clothes you haven't worn in a year (I believe that's when Tim Gunn says to get rid of something) for things that are "new to you."
Cheap Chick Info: $20, includes swap, brunch with tax, tip, entree, and one drink.
Location Info: Iguana, 240 W. 54th St.
Subway: D,E to Seventh Ave.

Wall St. Walking Tour
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Learn more about the financial district on this 90-minute walking tour hosted by the Museum of American Finance.
Cheap Chick Info: $15, Tkts can be purchased here.
Location Info: Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall St.
Subway: 2,3 to Wall St.

Soil in the City Conference
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Get down and get dirty (yeah, I know where your mind is going, but don't go there!) with your bad eco-loving self with a variety of workshops and programs geared to "greening communities." Cheap Chick Info: Free, but must arrive at 10 a.m. to register for the day's workshops
Location Info: Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, 1000 Washington St.
Subway: 2,3 to Eastern Parkway

Book Talk: The History of White People
2 p.m.
From the website: "Historian Nell Irvin Painter tells the forgotten story of the evolution of “whiteness” in America. Beginning at the roots of Western civilization, she traces the invention of the idea of the white race as it became intrinsically tied to the embodiment of beauty, power, and intelligence."
Cheap Chick Info: Hard to say, I think free with admission, which is $6 for adults.
Location Info: Brooklyn Historic Society, 128 Pierrepont Street
Subway: M,R,2,3 to Borough Hall

Before the Ides of March
5 p.m.
Take a spooky walk through the park after dark.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Riverside Park, Meet at the Hippo Playground, Riverside Park (91 Street and Riverside Drive)
Subway: 1 to 79th St.

St. Patrick's Weekend Irish New York Walking Tour
11 a.m.
Explore the former Irish neighborhood that had more Irish residents than Dublin! "Stops may include the founding site of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Al Smith's home, the Five Points, the first Catholic church in the city, and sites associated with Tammany Hall, Thomas Addis Emmet, and more!"
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Meet directly in front of St. Paul's Chapel, Broadway between Fulton and Vesey Streets
Subway: 2,3,4,5,A,C,J,M,Z to Fulton, R,W to Cortland Street.

Plus catch the Brooklyn Mutt Show today and tomorrow!

Sunday March 14, 2010
Kate DiCamillo's The Magician's Elephant
1 p.m.
The author of the Tale of Desperaux discusses her new novel, and the event includes discussion, a book signing, and a creative writing exercise.
Cheap Chick Info: Adults: $18 in advance, $20 day of show
Location Info: Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway
Subway: 1,2,3,C to 96th St.

Exploring East Side Diversity: Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Sanctuaries
2 p.m.
Discover unique places of worship including churches, and Jewish temples during this tour (you will be braving the NYC bus system, so bring your Metrocard.)
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Meet on the corner of 96th St. and Third Ave. outside the Islamic Cultural Center
Subway: 6 to 96th St.

Let's Go Gowanus
1 p.m.
Discover the secrets of the canal and its ecological restoration.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Meet at Second Street and the Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn
Subway: F,G to Carroll St.

Little Ireland and Little Italy History and Tasting Tour (there are also tours on the 20th and 21st)
2 p.m.
Whet your your appetite for this Discovery walking tour, which celebrates St. Patty's Day and St. Joseph's Day! Stops include Five Points, made famous in Gangs of New York, the birthplace of Cardinal Hayes, Mulberry Street, Banco Stabile and the Church of the Most Precious Blood. The sampling of Little Italy’s ethnic specialties range from pizza and prosciutto bread to St. Joseph’s cake.
Cheap Chick Info: $23, BUT it includes food
Location Info: Call 212-465-3331 for reservation and meeting place
Subway: See above.

Plus the Curious George exhibit opens at the Jewish Museum, it's National Potato Chip Day with free bags of chips being given away starting at 10 a.m. at Times Square and then Columbus Circle around 11 a.m., FAO Schwarz, Grand Central, Herald Square, Bryant Park, and then Union by 5 p.m., and there's a Cupcake Crawl!