Cheap Chick NYC Cheap and Free Weekend Event Picks: Sept. 17-19, 2010ap C

Friday September 17, 2010
Time once again to crown Miss Coney Island (I wonder, does she get free hot dogs from Nathan’s?) This burlesque beauty pageant is hosted by the Great Fredini and will provide plenty of entertainment from the bathing beauties and live music. 10 p.m., $15. http://www.coneyisland.com/

Say “happy birthday” to the ghost-ess with the mostest as the Merchant’s House Museum celebrates Gertrude Treadwell’s 170^th birthday with a special cake baked from a 19^th century “receipt” and a special tour. 3 to 5 p.m., included in admission, $10, http://www.merchantshouse.com/calendar/

Chug free milkshakes from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Wall Street’s Burger Shoppe (despite link, giveaway is apparently today!) http://us2.campaign-archive.com/?u=5845101ad2eac66f0f742e1d8&id=c5b53b09bb

Saturday September 18, 2010

Take a “haunting” 90-minute tour of the East Village with “Peter Stuyvesant and His Ghostly Friends,” (which may be led by a ghostly character!), and make stops at sites associated with “Peter Stuyvesant, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, and Harry Houdini ass well as the first jogging ghost, Theodore Roosevelt, in the East Village. 7:30 p.m., $20 by credit card, $25 cash, http://www.ghostsofny.com/cgi-bin/calendar/long_calendar.cgi?y=&m=9, Please RSVP even if you plan to pay cash!

Eat edible installations like there’s no tomorrow at Third Ward’s Last Supper Festival, with film, music, and writing rounding out the salon! All proceeds benefit The Food Bank of NYC, 6 p.m., $10 with three or more cans for donation to the food bank or $15 without, http://thought-processor.com/lastsupper/

The Brooklyn Philharmonic will be playing at Bryant Park for free tonight as part of the park’s fall festival, 6 p.m.

Smell good for fellow subway riders after this free aromatherapy workshop hosted by Anne McClain, RSVP quickly, (anne@mcmcfragrances.com) I’m sure spots are filling up fast! 3 p.m., McGolrick Park, Russell St., bet. Driggs and Nassau Aves., Greenpoint,

I guess I thought Oktoberfest was supposed to be in, ahem, October, but the folks on the Hudson River are hosting one today, complete with German beer, all the diff types of bratwurst you can imagine, and German music. Plus giant pretzels, it wouldn’t be Oktoberfest w/o giant pretzels, right? Right? 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pier 81, W. 41 St. (at 12th Ave.), Advance tkts are $10, $15 with yacht sail (tho I have to wonder if that’s a great idea with all the beer drinking, and bratwurst-eating going on, not to mention the giant pretzels…) buy tkts here: http://worldyachtoktoberfest.eventbrite.com/

Ar you ready to live out your pirate fantasies all day today with PirateCon, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=134290387305&ref=nf

Saturday and Sunday September 18 and 19, 2010

Brooklyn Bridge and the LES - Marking the San Gennaro Feast and the Close of Rosh Hashanah, two walking tours for the price of one! “First, a walk across the bridge to learn about its history and creation, and how it served as an inspiration for Jewish immigrants to come to Brooklyn. Next, a tour of the Lower East Side, addressing its immigrant heritage with stops at the Eldridge Street Synagogue; Orchard Street; the southern edge of the Italian district, and the site of the infamous Five Points slum made famous in Gangs of New York. Tour ends at the San Gennaro Festival on Mulberry Street so you can take in the feast.” 1:45 p.m., $18, call 212-465-3331 for meeting place and RSVP.

Sunday September 19, 2010

Don’t you go forgetting about the John Hughes festival at Lincoln Center today with special Brat Pack appearances! Starts at 12:45 p.m. and runs all day, ind. Seats run $12, see five films for $35, http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/johnhughes.html.

Get that hi-fi ready after a trip to Brooklyn Flea’s Superstar DJ Record Fair with plenty of vinyl and DJ’d music for all! http://www.brooklynflea.com/2010/09/superstar_dj_record_fairsunday_1.html

Jazz it up in Red Hook, with their annual festival, at Urban Meadow, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., $5, http://urbanmeadowbrooklyn.blogspot.com/p/red-hook-jazz-festival-2010.html

This ain’t your grandpa’s general store! The Kings County General Store sets itself up in Southpaw this Sunday with “Brooklyn-based artists, designers, foodies, local shops, and businesses” showcasing their wares. 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., free admission, http://www.kingscountygeneralstore.com.

Find your next roommate, er wait, diff event, at Coney Island’s Tattoo and Motorcycle Show! Perhaps you’ll still find someone to bond with over that Tweetybird tattoo you got in college! 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., $7.50, http://www.coneyisland.com/tattoo.shtml.

Watch an advanced screening of NBC’s new show The Event for free at Father Duffy Square (47^th and B’way), 7 p.m. (I advise getting there v. early!)

All weekend long Brooklyn is in the fashion spotlight as all those future Project Runway designers display their wares at Williamsburg Fashion Weekend (http://www.williamsburgfashionweekend.com), and yuk it up at the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, (http://www.eugenemirmancomedyfestival.com/.

Plus plenty of other diversions in my Fall Guide!