Cheap Chick NYC Weekend Event Picks, May 14-16, 2010

Friday May 14, 2010
Church Tower Walk
3 p.m.
Take a hike up the wooden staircase at St. Paul’s church tower.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: 897 South Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon
Subway: 5 to Dyre Ave.

Tonight is Rooftop Films’ opening night (http://www.rooftopfilms.com/)
you can grab a drink at the Met’s rooftop garden (http://www.metmuseum.org/) , and you can attend the Veggie Prom (http://veggieconquest.com/veggieprom/)

Saturday May 15, 2010
Singles Brooklyn Brewery and Beer Tasting Tour
1:30 to 4 p.m.
Meet Market Adventures is sponsoring this special private tour and tasting, with the opportunity for mingling and the drinks after the tour.
Cheap Chick Info: $19.99, first beer is on them, get tkts here: http://www.meetmarketadventures.com/events/3335/New-York-Singles-Brooklyn-Brewery-Beer-Tasting-Tour.html
Location Info: Brooklyn Brewery, 79 N. 11th St.
Subway: L to Bedford

Five Points Walk and Lecture
1:30 to 3 p.m.: Talk, Optional walking tour: 3:45
Learn about the real “gangs of New York” with a discussion and tour of the Five Points area with an emphasis on the police actions of that day.
Cheap Chick Info: $12 adults/$10 children, reservations are required, you can make them through the Seaport Museum (212-748-8786) or the Police Museum (212-480-3100 ext. 116)
Location Info: Not sure, ask when making reservations.
Subway: See above.

Financial Architecture Walking Tour
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
This 90-minute walking tour sponsored by the Museum of American Finance details the buildings of the Financial District.
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall Street
Subway: 4,5 to Bowling Green

Radical Greenwich Village Walking Tour
11 a.m.
This walking tour led by Marty Shore, an urban historian, will cover sites associated with Margaret Sanger, Emma Goldman, Jackson Pollack, and Timothy Leary among others.
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Meet under the arch of Washington Square Park, at the foot of Fifth Ave.
Subway: A,C,E,F,D to West Fourth St.

Love Your Library Brooklyn Public Library Benefit
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Help keep Ben Franklin’s dream alive and support the efforts of the Brooklyn PL (I hear Queens needs help too for those fellow bookworms keeping track) at this day-long event that features $1 book sale, live music, arts and crafts, and an author talk.
Cheap Chick Info: Buy as many books as you can fit into your small NYC apt., and the library suggests a $5 donation to help keep their doors open!
Location Info: Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza
Subway: 2,3 to Grand Army Plaza

Brooklyn/Queens Birding Day Out
8 a.m.
Bring binoculars and a sack lunch to this all-day birding tour led by the Urban Park Rangers.
Cheap Chick Info: Free! Space is limited, reserve a spot here:
Location Info: Meet at the Wollman Rink and flower garden in Prospect Park
Subway: F to Prospect Park/15th St.

Tour de Farmer’s Market
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Bicycle to farmer’s markets at Union Square, Fort Greene Park, and Grand Army Plaza.
Cheap Chick Info: Free, bring money to purchase treats!
Location Info: Meet at the Union Square Greenmarket, corner of 17th and Broadway
Subway: N,R,Q,W,4,5,6 to 14th St./Union Square

Bronx Week http://www.ilovethebronx.com/?pg=load&loc=bronxweek&tab=calendar, starts today, there’s also Super Sabado at El Museo del Barrio http://www.elmuseo.org/en/event/target-free-third-saturdays-may, Taste of Tribeca http://www.tasteoftribeca.com/, and the Wall to Wall Behind the Wall Eastern European-inspired music festival at Symphony Space, http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6005-wall-to-wall-behind-the-wall?source=calendar.

Sunday May 16, 2010
51st Annual Park Slope House Tour
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Visit home sweet 19th and 20th century homes in the neighborhood
Cheap Chick Info: $20 tax-deductible donation, buy tkts here: http://www.nycharities.org/events/EventLevels.aspx?ETID=1325
Location Info: Check in at Poly Prep Lower School, 50 Prospect Park West at 15th St.
Subway: 2,3 to Grand Army Plaza

Magic in the Park
12 p.m.
Will magicians ever reveal their secrets? I don’t know, but maybe you can figure them out as you watch these talented magicians at work.
Cheap Chick Info: $20, buy tkts here: http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,5122
Location Info: Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St.
Subway: 6 to Astor Place

The AIDS Walk (http://www.aidswalk.net/newyork/) is today, as is Farm Fest at the Queens County Farm Museum (http://www.queensfarm.org/events.html), there is Taste of Williamsburg/Greenpoint (http://www.tastewg.com/), the Punk + Underground Record Fair (http://spsounds.com/calendar/), the Veggie Pride Parade (http://www.veggieprideparade.org/), and the NY Bike Jumble (http://nybikejumble.com/) is today!

All weekend long the Noguchi Museum (http://www.noguchi.org/) is free as part of its 25th anniversary celebration, and you can sample goodies from around the world at the Ninth Avenue Food Festival (http://www.hellskitchen.bz/information/ninth-avenue-food-festival-2010.html)