Cheap Chick NYC Memorial Day Weekend Picks, May 28-May 31, 2010

Hope everyone is ready for Memorial Day! I've got some great picks for the long w/e, apologies for the many links and event listings w/o my trademark wit, I've been busy packing up the current Cheap Chick digs to move to a new nest on Tuesday. Look for a great summer guide, hopefully by next weekend!

Friday May 28, 2010
Blood and Wine Screening (Second Show)
8:30 p.m.
See the documentary about Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan and learn how he got into the winemaking business.
Cheap Chick Info: $12
Location Info: City Winery, 155 Varick St.
Subway: C,E to Spring Street

Tonight the Intrepid's Film series starts with Top Gun (Don't lose that lovin' feeling!) http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/Summer-Movie-Series.aspx and the Lower East Side Festival for the Arts http://theaterforthenewcity.net/, which is running all weekend, starts! It's also National Hamburger Day (http://www.winedanddined.com/2010/05/celebrate-national-hamburger-day-on-may-28th/) (!) where's the beef?

Hey sailor, Fleet Week is also in full swing!

Saturday May 29, 2010
Score! Pop-Up Swap
Noon-6 p.m.
It's time to trade-up that Aladdin CD for a garden gnome or a copy of The Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood. Bring all that stuff you've been storing in your oven or all those clothes that you know Tim Gunn would disapprove of to this swap and then grab things that are "new to you."
Cheap Chick Info: $3 in advance, $5 at the door
Location Info: BKYLN Yard
Subway: F,G to Carroll St., R to Union

NYC International Polar Festival
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
To celebrate "The Race to the End of the Earth" Antarctic exhibit opening the Natural History Museum is hosting this family-friendly program with performances, movies, talks, scientists, and real-life explorers.
Cheap Chick Info: Free with museum admission!
Location Info: American Museum of Natural History, 79th St. and CPW, Kaufmann and Linder Theaters and Grand Gallery, first floor
Subway: C to 81st St./Museum of Natural History

Robert Hass and Brenda Hillman in the Great Outdoors: A Reading
4 p.m.
From the website, "This reading inaugurates Poets House's outdoor courtyard in the new South Teardrop Park.
(Part of Ecopoetic Futures, a series of events that examine poetry and the environment. Programs in this series are funded, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Council for the Humanities.)
Cheap Chick Info: $10
Location Info: Poets' House, 10 River Terrace
Subway: 1,2,3,A, or C to Chambers Street

Revolutionary New York
1 p.m.
Join Big Onion for this special historic holiday weekend walking tour with stops that may include Fraunces Tavern, the graves of Alexander Hamilton and General Richard Montgomery, Federal Hall, and sites associated with George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, and Albert Gallatin.
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Meet at the Intersection of Broadway and Murray St. at the gated entrance to City Hall Park.
Subway: 2,3 to Park Place, 4,5,6 to Brooklyn Bridge, and the R,W to City Hall

Light Saber Battle
9 p.m.
The Jedi and the Dark Side battle it out Skywalker-style tonight in NYC!
Cheap Chick Info: Free to participate, bring your own light saber, or rent one there for $5!
Location Info: Sarah D. Roosevelt Park, Chrystie St between Delancey and E. Houston
Subway: F to Delancey

Haven't got your fix of Nathan's yet? Luna Park(http://lunaparknyc.com/) is opening for the summer today!

Sunday May 31, 2010
Opera in HD: Bellini's Norma
3 p.m.
Watch opera on the big screen, details and tickets here: http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6212-norma?source=calendar
Cheap Chick Info: $21
Location Info: Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway
Subway: 1,2,3,C to 96th St.

Passport to Taiwan
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Dance, music, and plenty of food play homage to the island nation at this festival.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Union Square West and 17th St.
Subway: N,R,W,Q,L,4,5,6 to 14th St./Union Square

Don't forget the Zombie Crawl Festivities (http://nyczombiecrawl.com/)!

Monday May 31, 2010
Today the Metropolitan Museum of Art (http://www.metmuseum.org/) is open for Met Holiday Mondays (don't forget it's pay-what-you-wish there all the time), the Museum of the City of New York (http://www.mcny.org/) is open for free today as well, there is a Food Truck Festival at the BKYLN Yard (http://bklynyard.com/mon-may-31st-opening-weekend-parked/), and the and the New York Philharmonic is at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine for a free concert! (http://stjohndivine.org/)!


There's also a Memorial Day party at the South Street Seaport (Fulton) Water Taxi Beach (http://watertaxibeach.com/), and a Dreamland (jazz music) party at the LIC WTB location (http://dreamlandorchestra.com/calendar.php)!