Cheap Chick Weekend Picks April 3-5, 2009

Friday April 3, 2009
6 p.m.
Scotland in the Garden
Hear Scottish pipes and drums downtown.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location: British Memorial Garden, Hanover Square bordered by Stone Street and Pearl Street, Financial District
Subway Info: J, M, Z to Broad Street, 1, R, W to Whitehall Street South Ferry Station

Inwood Star Fest
8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The lights will be turned off in the park so people can use telescopes provided by the Amateur Astronomers Association.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location: Inwood Hill Park, Dyckman Fields, (Enter from the western end of Dyckman Street)
Subway Info: 1 or 9 to 215th Street

Saturday April 4, 2009
Global Pillow Fight
3 p.m.
Bring a pillow and dodge those feathers as you join the fray!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location: Federal Hall National Memorial, Wall Street and Broad Street
Subway Info: 4 or 5 to Wall Street, J,M,Z to Broad Street, 2 or 3 to Wall Street, R to Rector

First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum
5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Enjoy music, lectures, dance, and (oh yeah!) art as part of Target First Saturdays. The cafe is open and drinks including wine and beer are served at a cash bar.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location: Brooklyn Museum of Art, 200 Eastern Parkway
Subway Info: 2 or 3 to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum

Sunday April 5, 2009
Litarary Walking Tour
1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Check out the haunts of NYC's literati including Edith Wharton, Henry James, Poe, Louisa May Alcott, and Edna St. Vincent Millay during this walking tour.
Cheap Chick Info: $10, reservations are required, call 212-475-9585, extension 35 or email rsvp@gvshp.org
Location: Merchant's House Museum, 29 East Fourth Street between Lafayette and Bowery
Subway Info: N, R to 8th Street, 6 to Astor Place, and F to Broadway/Lafayette