Cheap Chick NYC: Thanksgiving (Nov. 27 and 28, 2010) Weekend Picks

(Please scroll down for Friday picks.)

Saturday November 27, 2010

Be sure to look for Rudolph's red nose at the Staten Island Zoo where you can visit with Santa’s reindeer today through Jan. 4, 2010, For more info go here: http://www.statenislandzoo.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=details&id=93&Itemid=90, $8 for adults, $5 for children (3-14) and free for children under 3 years of age and for all members.

Watch a free screening of Eat, Pray, Love at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 2 p.m., for more info and reservations (required) go here: http://wondertechlab.sony.com/pe-feature_screenings.html!

Travel to Staten Island for a little exercise to burn off those Thanksgiving-induced calories! The Shorewalkers are hosting a Walk off that Turkey Walk on the island that covers the area from the St. George Ferry Terminal to the George Washington Bridge, 10 a.m., meet at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal on the Manhattan side, suggested donation is $3 (bring water and lunch.)

Get ready to strike a pose at Material Girls: The Burlesque Tribute to Madonna with performances by Legs Malone, Go-Go Harder, Ekatarina, trivia games, and prizes. 11:30 p.m., Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, $15.

The Houdini exhibit at the Jewish Museum is free today (http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/houdini) and have le fun at Le Bingo at Le Poisson Rouge (enough le's for you?) hosted by drag celebs Murray Hill and Linda Simpson (http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/artist/1099)!

Saturday and Sunday November 27 and 28, 2010

Learn about New York City’s role in the origins of Christmas with Discovery Walking Tour’s Victorian Christmas: Origins of Christmas Traditions! The tour will travel through “Gramercy Park, Ladies’ Mile, and Chelsea--exploring the Christmas traditions that emerged from each. Stops include where O. Henry wrote Gift of the Magi and where Clement Clarke Moore penned Twas the Night Before Christmas. The tour will also explore New York's role in the evolution of the modern Kris Kringle, from Washington Irving’s St. Nicholas figure to Thomas Nast’s jovial Santa.” 2 p.m., call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, $18. (this tour will be given again throughout the holidays.)

Join Discovery Walking Tours for their Historic Greenwich Village Taverns at Christmas tour! “Christmas cider, ale, and other spirits await you on this tour of historic taverns decorated for the holidays. Stops include a 1920s speakeasy frequented by Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, and a haunt of Dylan Thomas, author of A Child’s Christmas in Wales.” 5:30 p.m., Call 212-465-3331 for meeting place and reservation, $18 (drinks extra.) (This tour will be given again throughout the holidays.)

Tour the kitchens at Historic Richmond Town from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., for more information on Historic Richmond Town (directions etc.) go here: http://www.historicrichmondtown.org/hours-and-directions, I assume that the price of the tour is included in the $5 adult admission.

Sunday November 28, 2010

Learn some “West Side Stories” about Central Park today during a free walking tour where you’ll “walk through a scenic area of the western edge of the Park, much of which is off the beaten track for most visitors. See rolling meadows, lake views, bridges of different styles, and a garden with flowers and plants mentioned by Shakespeare.” West 81st Street and Central Park West (in the park.) 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., free!

Laugh your butt off at Upright Citizens Brigade’s ASSCAT 3000 show tonight at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The 7:30 show is $10 and tkts can only be bought here: http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/shows/12. The 9 p.m. show is free, but reservations are not taken. Tickets are only distributed at the door at 8:15 p.m. UCB, 307 W. 26th, see above re pricing.

Don’t forget that the African Diaspora Film Festival (http://nyadiff.org) is ongoing through Dec. 14, 2010.