Cheap Chick NYC Weekend Picks, April 16-18, 2010

Friday April 16, 2010
The Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered Book Launch Party
Release party with Christopher Bram, Paul Russell, and editor Tom Cardamone who will share their essays on favorite out-of-print queer fiction
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Housing Works Bookstore, 126 Crosby St.
Subway: B,D,F,V, Downtown 6 to Broadway-Lafayette

Adam Geeks Out April All-Star Edition
8 p.m.
This 2-hour long extravaganza features screenwriter Will Rokos (Monster’s Ball), the essay “Don Knotts Reluctant Sex Object, the lecture Jesus vs. Magneto, stories from Masterpiece Comics, the secret history of New York Floppers, and GEEK Bingo!
Cheap Chick Info: $10
Location Info: 92ndY Tribeca, 200 Hudson
Subway: 1,E to Canal St.

Rooftop Films Screening
Doors open at 7:30 p.m., live music at 8 p.m., a music video at 8:30 p.m., and the movie at 8:45 p.m.
To fill that time in-between Glee episodes you can view the documentary Cool & Crazy, which is about Norway’s Berlevag Men’s Choir. Side note: I love the Will & Grace ep where Jack auditions for the Gay Men’s Chorus. You know the one, Matt Damon guest stars.
Cheap Chick Info: $10 online or at the door
Location Info: Open Road Rooftop above New Design High, 350 Grand Street (at Essex)
Subway: J,M,Z,F to Essex/Delancey St.

Let’s Talk About Sex: Gender Issues in a Post-Feminist World
6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Panel discussion with artists Ghada Amer, Judith Bernstein, and Julia Randall (artists included in The 185 Annual) who will discuss gender issues in a post-feminist world, the implications of using sexual imagery in their work, and how cultural and generational issues have influenced their art.
Cheap Chick Info: $10 (includes museum admission)
Location Info: National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Ave.
Subway: 6 to 86th St.

Saturday April 17, 2010
Hair Sing-a-Long
10:30 p.m.
Exercise your vocal chords during the Age of Aquarius during this classic flick.
Cheap Chick Info: $13
Location Info: 92ndY Tribeca, 200 Hudson St.
Subway: 1,E to Canal

Arts for Transit: Atlantic Terminal
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
During this walking tour you will discover art in the subway, specifically an installation by George Trakas, and learn about the architecture of the station from John Di Domenico and artists Allan and Ellen Wexler.
Cheap Chick Info: $15, Reservations required, and you must buy tkts online
Location Info: Meet inside the LIRR-Atlantic Ave station, use entrance at Flatbush and Hanson Place in Brooklyn
Subway: D,M,N,Q,R,2,3,4,5 to Atlantic Ave.

Saturday April 17th and Sunday April 18th, 2010
Tour the Servant’s Quarters at The Merchant’s House Museum
See an area of the museum normally off-limits to visitors. Trek up to the fourth floor where the family’s Irish servants lived and work.
Cheap Chick Info: Included with regular admission, reservations not required
Location Info: Merchant’s House Museum, 29 E. 4th St.
Subway: N,R to 8th St., 6 to Astor Place, F to Broadway-Lafayette

Christoph Niemann: I Lego® New York
3 to 4 p.m.
Lego® my New York! (not my Eggo waffle)! This is the official launch of Niemann’s book, which features iconic NYC scenes using the classic toy bricks. Bring your own Lego® scenes to win a free copy of the book.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: powerhouse Arena, 37 Main St., DUMBO
Subway: F to York St., A,C to High Street

Traditional Dance Social With The Thunderbird Indian Dancers and Singers
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Enjoy this dance social with a special drum song by Heyna Second Sons.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green
Subway: 4,5 to Bowling Green

Snuggie Pub Crawl
12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Wearing blankets and drinking, hmm, sounds like a winning combination.
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Village Pourhouse, 64 Third Ave.
Subway: L to 3rd Ave., 4,5,6,N,R,Q,W to Union Square

There's also a Rococo party tonight! As my fave speaking clock said in Beauty and the Beast, "If it isn't Baroque, don't fix it." Love that...hopefully the party is as much fun! Also channel your inner child at Street Games!

Sunday April 18, 2010
Lamb Cook-Off
I hope there aren’t any pieces of white puppet in the lamb dishes showcased today. Was that too mean? Hmm. This one is definitely not for the vegetarians.
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: The Bell House, 149 7th St.
Subway: M,R to 4th Ave./9th St.

ASSCAT3000
7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Improv show with special guests from Saturday Night Live, Late Night With Conan O’Brien, and The Daily Show.
Cheap Chick Info: 7:30 show is $10, online reservations are sold out, but there will be standby tkts available. The 9:30 show is free, but there are no reservations, tkts will be given out at 8:15 p.m. outside the theater tonight.
Location Info: Upright Citizens Brigade
Subway: C,E to 23rd St.

Cartooning 101: The Vocabulary and Process Comics
10 a.m.
Learn the basics of cartoons and the use of comics as a visual learning tool as part of the Charles Addams’ exhibit at the museum.
Cheap Chick Info: $10 fee by cash or check only, email: ezipris@mcny.org
Location Info: Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St.
Subway: 6 to 103 St.

Raspberry Brothers: Twilight/New Moon
7 p.m.
Somehow the Twilight series seems like an easy target for this comedy show…
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave.
Subway: L/G to Lorimer/Metropolitan Ave.

Also there is bird watching in Battery Park on Sunday as part of large calendar of earth-friendly events, and this weekend there is a book sale at the International Center of Photography and one for arts and design books at Housing Works. And if you’re down by the World Financial Center you can check out the “Forest” made of used clothing and by the 23rd a “koi pond” a life-like floor painting.