Friday April 30, 2010
Chelsea and the High Line
2 p.m.
Join Big Onion Walking Tours to learn more about this area of the city. Stops may include the High Line (depends on the weather), The Chelsea Hotel, Death Alley, The General Theological Society, and “sites associated with Dylan Thomas, Clement Clarke Moore, Janis Joplin, John Sloan, and the birthplace of the Oreo cookie.” (Hint: the Oreo cookie was “born” at the Chelsea Market.
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Meet in front of the Chelsea Hotel, 222 West 23rd St. bet. 7th and 8th Aves. Subway: A,C,E,F,1 to 23rd St.
Made in the 80’s
11:30 p.m.
Costume and dance party recalling those good ‘ol days of crimped hair, leg warmers, and cuffed jeans. Prize for the best costume!
Cheap Chick Info: $5
Location Info: Union Hall, 702 Union St. at Fifth Ave.
Subway: M,R to Union Street
Wildflower Week also starts today!
Saturday May 1, 2010
Birds of Prey
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Join Bobby Horvath, a NYC firefighter and the US Fish and Wildlife Services, for a lecture and demonstration featuring hawks, falcons, and owls as part of the park’s On a Wing Series.
Cheap Chick Info: Free! Call 212-772-0210
Location Info: Belvedere Castle, Central Park (mid-park near 79th Street)
Subway: C to 81st St./Museum of Natural History
1910 Costume Ball
7 p.m.
Party like it’s, well, 1910 to celebrate the beer garden’s 100th anniversary with a live band playing music from the era, ballroom dancers, and a best costume prize.
Cheap Chick Info: $19.10
Location Info: Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden, 29-19 24th Ave., Astoria
Subway: N to Astoria Blvd.
Patti Smith and Jonathan Lethem in Conversation
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
The music icon now memoirist and Brooklyn’s own Jonathan Lethem author of books like Motherless Brooklyn and Fortress of Solitude.
Cheap Chick Info: $10/$8 PEN members
Location Info: Great Hall, 7 E. 7th St.
Subway: 6 to Astor Place
Blended Families: Tracing African-Native American Genealogy
1 p.m.
Check out this workshop related to the exhibit "IndiVisible: African-Native Lives in the Americas" now on display in DC. Angela Walton-Raji will lead this workshop for people of dual and Native American ancestry.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green
Subway: 4,5 to Bowling Green
Boardwalk Barrel of Fun
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wear your play clothes to decorate the beach’s garbage cans (no trashy designs here, lol!) Seascapes, carnival scenes, and landscapes are the suggested themes, and the judges will award prizes to four categories: family (for the younger set and their parents), high school artists, college artists, and open (that’s the adults.) Judges will award prizes based on originality, following theme, creativity, use of color, and pizzazz. Supplies will be provided.
Cheap Chick Info: Free! Participants are encouraged to pre-register (call 718-965-8993), but the day-of participants will also be accommodated. Registered participants will get a free painter’s cap.
Location Info: Riegellman Boardwalk at Coney Island
Subway: D,Q,N,F to Stillwell Ave.
The Brooklyn Museum is hosting an Enviro-friendly fair as part of its Free First Saturday program , check out Kentucky Derby Parties at Union Hall (http://www.unionhallny.com/home.php), Flloyd (http://floydny.com/), Dry Dock Wine and Spirits (http://www.drydockny.com/, and the Bell House (http://www.thebellhouseny.com)/, and you can check out the Mayor’s Cricket Cup!
There is also another free Bargemusic concert today http://www.bargemusic.org/calendar.html and Toni Morrison is at Cooper Union http://cooper.edu/home/news-events/events/toni-morrison-and-marlene-van-niekerk-in-conversation-with-anthony-appiah/, it's Swing-a-Ring Day http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2010/05/01/7th-annual-swingaring-day, and every Saturday through 6/19 there are free tours of Fresh Kills!
Saturday and Sunday April 29th and 30th
Mott Haven Open Artist Studio Tour
11 am to 5 p.m.
Visit galleries, studios, galleries, and alternative art spaces in the Bronx.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: A map of the studios is available here. http://bronxarts.org/documents/4MHmap.pdf
Subway: 2, 4, 5 trains to 149 St-Grand Concourse (recommended for Sat.) and the 6 train to 3 Avenue / 138 Street (recommended for Sunday.) The trolley will run on Saturday from the Longwood Art Gallery (450 Grand Concourse) to stops on the map.
Sunday May 2, 2010
Raspberry Brothers, Twilight 2: New Moon
7 p.m.
There’s just something mockable about these movies isn’t there?
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Avenue
Subway: L,G to Lorimer/Metropolitan
Momma Said: Lies Our Mother Told Us (And some We Wish They Had)
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
From the website, "Join us for a hilarious pre-Mother's Day evening of readings, memories, and family secrets with some of Brooklyn's funniest writers and comedians." For more info go here. http://wordbrooklyn.com/event/moms-are-funny
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Word, 126 Franklin St.
Subway: G to Greenpoint
Fort Greene Association House Tour
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Explore the historic homes of this Brooklyn neighborhood. More info here: http://historicfortgreene.org/
Cheap Chick Info: $20 in advance, non cheap-chick price: $25
Location Info: Tour starts at the BAM Triangle Park at Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue, but participants are given maps to tour the homes at any time they wish.
Subway: For directions check here: http://historicfortgreene.org/house-tour-2010/
On Sunday there is also the Irish Arts Center New York City Dance Festival http://www.irishartscenter.org/dance.htm, The Miss Fag Hag Pageant http://www.mintyfreshcomedy.com/missfaghag/show.html, and the Stoop, Synagogue, and Soapbox Walking tour via the Museum at Eldridge Street!
All weekend there’s the Spring Food and Craft Market at the Brooklyn Lyceum http://www.bkcraftcentral.com/ the Marble Cemetery at 41 and ½ Second Ave. is open from Noon to 4 p.m. and the Cherry Blossom Festival is happening at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden http://www.bbg.org/discover/cherries/!
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