Cheap Chick Weekend Picks, March 19-21, 2010

Friday March 19, 2010
Chicks Dig Time Lords Discussion
7 p.m.
Maybe the Doctor's next companion will be among the contributors reading from the book Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by Women Who Love It will read and perhaps settle the Ecclesten vs. Tennant debate. In case you're wondering, I'm a Tennant woman!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. at Stanton
Subway: F,V to Second Ave.

Drive-in Film Festival
8 p.m.
This event honors the nostalgia of the drive-in movie with "readings from authors, artists, and filmmakers, as well as interactive fun, and of course, a few visuals.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Happy Ending, 302 Broome St.
Subway: B,D to Grand St.

Chatroulette Live!
Midnight
Join area comedians as they interact with the famous online video site. Also includes special guest Owen Biddle of The Roots.
Cheap Chick Info: $5, but only stand-by tickets are available now.
Location Info: Upright Citizens Brigade, 307 W. 26th St., bet. 8th and 9th Aves.
Subway: C,E to 23rd St.

There's also an 80's tribute night tonight at the Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Saturday March 20, 2010
Civil War and Draft Riots Walking Tour
11 a.m.
On this tour sponsored by the New York Historical Society, Historian Barnet Schecter will take an in-depth look at NYC's 1863 race riots. Sites include Five Points, South Street Seaport, two Irish Catholic churches, the African Burial Ground, Tweed Courthouse, and the former NY Times building across from City Hall.
Cheap Chick Info: $10 for non-members, $20 for members. Buy tkts by calling SmartTix at (212) 868-4444. Be sure to get tickets in advance tours are limited to 35 guests per tour.
Location Info: (Did not really say, assume meet at the museum): 170 Central Park West between 76th and 77th Streets
Subway: C to 81st

Target Free Third Saturdays at El Museo del Barrio
11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Check out a variety of events including gallery tours, art making workshops, storytelling, a film screening, and food making workshops.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: El Museo del Barrio, 1230 5th Avenue
Subway: 6 to 103rd St.

Pysanky Ukrainian Easter Egg Workshop
11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Learn how to make these decorative eggs using a wax-resist technique incorporating hot wax and permanent dyes. Light refreshments will be served, but the program coordinators recommend that you bring a lunch.
Cheap Chick Info: $15, $10 for members, space is limited call (718) 885-1461 to reserve your spot.
Location Info: Bartow-Pell Mansion, 895 Shore RoadBronx
Subway: 6 to Pelham Bay Park Subway Station and then take the Westchester Bee-line #45 bus

Room 103, a play centering on the denizens of the Chelsea Hotel also opens tonight and runs through March 27, and free Italian ices from Rita's all day!

Sunday March 21, 2010
Corey Haim Tribute
7 p.m.
Pay homage to that other Corey with a screening of Lost Boys hosted by the Raspberry Brothers, Canadian beer specials, and Corey Haim impressions.
Cheap Chick Info: $5
Location Info: Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave.
Subway: L,G to Lorimer

Mental Floss Trivia Night
8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
From the website: "Nerds, Knowledge Junkies, and most importantly, people who like to leave their house to drink and win stuff! The mental_floss Trivia Show is back at Galapagos, and you’re pretty much guaranteed to win something."
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main St.
Subway: A,C to High St., F to York St.

Claire Evans Speaks on Life in Outer Space
6 p.m.
Musician Claire Evans, a member of the band Yacht, talks with physicist Fred Adams author of the The Five Ages of Universe about the possibility of life on other planets. Will they explain ALF and ET?
Cheap Chick Info: $20
Location Info: Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th St.
Subway: A,C,E to 14th St.

Saturday and Sunday Housing Works is having a Performing Arts Sale and there's a Green Expo on the pier! Check out a Graffiti Walking tour on Sunday! Plus a free screening of William Kentridge's latest film on Sunday and Monday!