Cheap Chick Weekend Picks, March 27th-29th, 2009

Friday March 27, 2009
Play Day in Union Square
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Get in touch with your inner child with a range of free activities that include jumping rope, blowing bubbles, hopscotch, and making chalk murals.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Union Square Park
Subway Info: N,R,Q,W,4,5,6,L to 14th Street Union Square

Leni Stern at BAM(part of BAMcafé Live's 10-year anniversary.)
Bar opens at 8 p.m., Concert starts at 9 p.m.
This actress turned singer/songwriter performs jazz as well as rock and the blues!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: BAM Café, 30 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY
Subway: 2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q to Atlantic Ave. D, M, N, R to Pacific Street

Saturday March 28th, 2009
Brooklyn Brews
1:00 p.m.
Learn about Brooklyn's past and present breweries at Fort Greene Park. Check out the park's Saturday greenmarket while you're there!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Fort Greene Park Visitor Center, 85 S Oxford St., Brooklyn, Fort Greene Visitor Center. Enter the park at Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park.
Subway: G to Fulton, R,Q,B,M to DeKalb

Gothic Cathedrals Scavenger Hunt With the Lunch Club
1 p.m.
Join this adult's events group and discover the secrets of these sacred buildings.
Cheap Chick Info: $10 in advance or $15 at the event, pay for subway rides, Sign-up here: http://www.thelunchclub.com/clubhouse/calendar.php?do=viewlcevent&e=2176
Location Info: Meet at Grand Central, in front of track 40, though cathedrals are all over the city
Subway: 4,5,6,7,S to Grand Central

Sunday March 29, 2009
Bacon Takedown!
5 p.m.
What came first, the bacon or the eggs? Ponder this and other breakfast-related questions as you sample enough bacon to clog the arteries of you and the person sitting next to you eating that bacon sandwich wrapped in bacon.
Cheap Chick Info: $10 to taste each entry!
Location Info: Radegast Hall & Biergarten 113 N. 3rd St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Subway: L to Bedford Avenue

Cheap Chick Weekend Picks, March 6-8, 2009

Friday March 6, 2009
Fountain New York (Saturday and Sunday as well)
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (all weekend)
The snow has finally melted and forecasters are promising weather that should be perfect for checking out this indie art fair in the park.
Cheap Chick Info: $5 suggested donation for all-weekend access
Location: Pier 66 26th St Hudson River Park
Subway: C, E to 23rd Street

Meltdown: The Economic Collapse and a People's Plan for Recovery
Doors open at 7:15, event starts at 8 p.m.
Panel discussion about the state of the economy, hopefully it won't be too depressing. Speakers include Joseph Stiglitz, Naomi Klein, and Barbara Ehrenreich.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street, New York City
Subway: 1 to 66th Street, A,B,C,D to Columbus Circle

Saturday March 7, 2009
12th Annual USA Memory Championship
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
If you were a champion Memory player when you were a kid or can recall the name of your brother-in-law's babysitter's friend's dog walker, you might want to check out or even enter this contest. For more info click here: http://www.usamemorychampionship.com
Cheap Chick Info: Free to watch, students ages 12-22 can enter for free, others must pay $25 to enter (a little more than Cheap Chick's event budget, but if you think you can win, it might be worth it.)
Location Info: Con Edison Grand Auditorium, 4 Irving Place, 14th Street, near Union Square
Subway: 4,5,6,N,R,W,Q,L trains to 14th Street Union Square

Union Square Walking Tour
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Learn about the history of the area during this tour presented by Union Square Partnership and Big Onion Walking Tours.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Meet at the Lincoln Statue by 16th Street Transverse, Union Square Park
Subway: 4,5,6,N,R,W,Q,L trains to 14th Street Union Square

Sunday March 8, 2009
Girls Write Now Day
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Girl and teen authors and their adult mentors read together from their works. Guest speakers include Annette Gordon-Reed, author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, and Marlon James, author of The Book of Night Women.
Cheap Chick Info: $10-$20 suggested donation, all proceeds go to Girls Write Now org
Location Info: The New School University
Theresa Lang Community & Student Center, Arnhold Hall, Second Floor
55 West 13th Street in Manhattan
Subway: 4,5,6,N,R,W,Q,L trains to 14th Street Union Square