Friday, July 9, 2010

Cheap Chick NYC Weekend Cheap and Free Event Picks, July 9-11, 2010

As mentioned in my Editor's Note here are my abbreviated w/e picks! Here is a link to the first part of my Summer 2010 Guide (http://cheapchickinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/07/cheap-chick-summer-guide-2010-part-one.html) and a link to my 2009 Summer Guide (http://cheapchickinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/06/cheap-chick-summer-guide-2009.html).

Friday July 9, 2010
Kickstart Film Festival in conjunction with Rooftop Films 8 p.m. (advance tkts sold out, but there will be some available at the door.)
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/23-kickstarter-film-festival

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Federal Hall celebrates the Declaration of Independence with readings of the document at noon and 1:30 p.m. and a free walking tour of "Revolutionary War New York," at 2 p.m. call 212-668-2321 for reservations. Walk-ins will be accepted if space permits. http://www.nps.gov/feha/planyourvisit/hours.htm

Planet of the Apes at the Coney Island Museum with a pre-show at 8:15 p.m. and Jaws is at Snug Harbor with local bands at 7:30 p.m. and the movie around 8:30 p.m.!

Underground Rebel Bingo is tonight, hmm, guess that means they will being doing it postage stamp style! Crazy…regular tkts are sold-out, but some are available at the door: http://www.rebelbingo.com/tickets.aspx?hy=1&xy=Rebel%20bingo

Watch "Cyrano" tonight at Riverside Park's Hudson Warehouse (I smell a romance!), 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument and Riverside Drive Sidewalk and see Single White Female at 92nd StreetY Tribeca Fri, July 9, 10:30 p.m., and Sat, July 10, 10:30p.m.

Maybe you'll find a warp zone during the opening night party "Game Play: A Celebration of Video Game and Performance Art" at the Brick Theater. The free party starts at 8 p.m.

Saturday July 10, 2010
Revolution and the City (covering New York from 1776 to 1783) opens at the Fraunces Tavern Museum (through January)

Take free tours at the Little Red Lighthouse from 1- 4 p.m. http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/fortwashingtonpark/events/2010/07/10/unlocking-the-little-red-lighthouse

Big Onion leads a Chinatown Walking Tour at 2 p.m. $15, meet at The southeast corner of Grand & Chrystie Street, at Roosevelt Park.

Find out if it’s really as easy as pie at the Great American Pie-off at Galway Hooker http://www.galwayhookernyc.com/

Watson Adventures Scavenger Hunt in the East Village at 5 p.m. $19.50, https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/8212145;jsessionid=3A182F4C3D41A4CF72B1698CD67FB87C

Sunday July 11, 2010
Opening reception for "Housed" at the Alice Austen House Museum, 2-7 p.m. on Staten Island, http://www.housedtheshow.com/

Laughter in the Parks at Tompkins Square Park with Ophira Eisenberg, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Take a tour of the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel, 11-1:15 p.m., $15, meet at the Trader Joe’s at the southeast corner of Court St. and Atlantic Avenue, http://www.brooklynrail.net/

Watch the World Cup at the Paley Center for free! http://www.paleycenter.org/

Free Slurpees at 7-11 today! http://www.slurpee.com/Events/

Get tkts all w/e long for the Grease Sing-a-Long at the Loew's Village 7, http://www.amcentertainment.com/Village7 and the Milk Mustache Tour is coming to NYC! http://events.nydailynews.com/brooklyn-ny/events/show/125905645-2010-milk-mustache-mobile-milk-the-moment-is-coming-to-new-york-city



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