Still need stuff to do? Check out my NEW August Guide (http://cheapchickinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/08/cheap-and-free-nyc-august-2011-events.html), as well as my Summer Museum Guide, (http://cheapchickinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-nyc-cheap-and-free-summer-museum.html) and my Summer Movie Guide (http://cheapchickinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/06/cheap-and-free-nyc-summer-movie-guide.html ) for more cheap and free events in New York City!
Friday August 12, 2011
Channel your inner Perez Hilton or live your Entertainment Tonight dreams at Literary Karaoke! Tonight’s them is Celebrity Memoirs-you have three minutes to wow the crowd with your fave star’s tell-all tome, 7 p.m., WORD Bookstore, 126 Franklin, Street, Brooklyn, free!
Don’t forget it’s Free Bike Fridays on Governors Island today (http://www.bikenewyorkcity.com/submain.php?category=locations), and the Del Close improv marathon starts today (http://by150w.bay150.mail.live.com/default.aspx#!/mail/InboxLight.aspx?n=236865527!fid=1&fav=1&n=689563189)!
Friday and Saturday August 12 and 13, 2011
Darn those dinosaurs! Watch Jurassic Park during special late-night showings on the big screen, Midnight, IFC Center, 323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street, $13!
Plus catch the last two performances of Shakespeare in the Parking Lot’s "Hamlet" (http://shakespeareintheparkinglot.com/)!
Saturday August 13, 2011
Relax with an evening concert featuring music and dance at the Queens Botantical Garden! Tonight’s concert includes a performance by the Korean Traditional Music and Dance Institute on the Oak Allee, and Korean food will be available for purchase, 6 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, free with garden admission, $4!
Are you a Kelly, Jessie, Slater, Screech, Lisa, or Zack? Find out during tonight’s Bayside High Summer Dance and Benefit, 9 p.m., The Bell House, 143 Seventh Street bet. Second and Third Avenues, $12 in advance, $15 at the door! Tkts can be bought here: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3777925&pl=bellpl
Play Sherlock Holmes in the village as you solve clues and answer questions during Discovery Walking Tour’s Greenwich Village Scavenger Hunt! The first team to come back first with the most correct answers win prizes, 5:15 p.m., Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting times, $18!
Get locavore with tours of the Union Square Greenmarket! If you thought you knew the market, think again! Certified integrative health coach Sandra Dubrov will showcase seasonal ingredients as well as foods that energize, detox, and cleanse, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., meet at 33 E. 17th St., bet. Broadway and Park Ave. S., tkts are $5 and can be bought online here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1935028723/DailyCandy1
Let’s go fly a kite! No Mary Poppins here today, but you can make your own flying machine with free materials and kite-making instruction at the Brooklyn Kite Festival, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Brooklyn Bridge Park, free, but supplies and space may be limited!
All for one and one for all! The NYPL celebrates the 90th anniversary of The Three Musketeers with a screening of the Douglas Fairbanks classic and Q&A by film historians Bruce Lawton and Steve Massa, and live piano accompaniment by Ben Model, 2:30 p.m., New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, free!
There’s also a classic Volkswagon car show on Governors Island today as well! (http://www.volkswagentrafficjam.com/)!
Saturday and Sunday August 13 and 14, 2011
Join Discovery Walking Tours for a history and eating tour of Eataly, Gramercy Park, and Madison Square! “Tour these important centers in the Victorian era with a discussion of their evolution throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Stops include the 19th century Players Club and Teddy Roosevelt birthplace, the 20th century skyscrapers Flatiron Building and Metropolitan Life Tower (once the world’s tallest); and the 21st century Italian food and market development Eataly. There we will pause for some pizza, homemade bread and Italian dessert treats.” 2 p.m., call 212-465-3331 for meeting place and reservations, $28 includes food!
And you can take in a screening of the Muppet classic The Dark Crystal at the Museum of the Moving Image at 1 p.m. (http://www.movingimage.us/visit/calendar/2011/08/13/detail/the-dark-crystal) !
Sunday August14, 2011
Two of the Cheap Chick’s favorite things, books and BBQ come together today with the Desk Set as they host their regular Books-B-Qs event to benefit different literary groups. The event is co-sponsored by Pete’s Candy Store and includes drink specials and raffle prizes, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Pete’s Candy Store, 709 Lorimer St., Williamsburg, $10 gets you food and acts as a donation to Urban Librarians Unite!
LOL during the NY Laughs Comedy Show, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Washington Square Park, free!
Get a little exercise during a night hike (moderate level) led by the Urban Park rangers in Central Park, 7:30 p.m., meet at the Dana Discovery Center, 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues, free! Call (212) 628-2345 for more info!
Plus AniMiniCon is happening all weekend long (http://www.animiniconsoho.com) !
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